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Review reports no findings regarding general anesthetics and the developing brain.
Animal data link early anesthetic exposure to neurodegeneration and cognitive deficits; leaves open translation to clinical pediatric practice.
From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Heath System, Charlottesville, Virginia. Received for publication May 24, 2005; accepted May 24, 2005. Supported by the NIH/NIDA (K08-DA00406), NIH/NIA (AG 11355), and NIH/CHD (HD 44517). V. J.-T. is an Established Investigator of the American Heart Association. Reprints: Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System, P.O. Box 800710, Charlottesville, VA 22908 (e-mail: [email protected]).
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Vesna Jevtović‐Todorović (2005) reported a review. General Anesthetics was evaluated. No study results or findings regarding general anesthetics and the developing brain were reported in the provided text.
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