Association Between a Single General Anesthesia Exposure Before Age 36 Months and Neurocognitive Outcomes in Later Childhood

S. Sun, Lena; Li, Guohua; Miller, Tonya; F. Salorio, Cynthia; Byrne, Mary; C. Bellinger, David; Ing, Caleb; Park, Raymond; Radcliffe, Jerilynn; R. Hays, Stephen; DiMaggio, Charles; Cooper, Timothy; Rauh, Virginia; G. Maxwell, Lynne; Youn, Ahrim; X. McGowan, Francis

doi:10.1001/jama.2016.6967

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Association Between a Single General Anesthesia Exposure Before Age 36 Months and Neurocognitive Outcomes in Later Childhood

Published in JAMA • Jun 7, 2016

Authors:

Lena S. Sun

Guohua Li

Tonya Miller

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Exposure of young animals to commonly used anesthetics causes neurotoxicity including impaired neurocognitive function and abnormal behavior. The potential neurocognitive and behavioral effects of anesthesia exposure in young children are thus important to understand. OBJECTIVE: To exami...

Subject

Neurocognitive

Medicine

Pediatrics

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