Abstract |
With anesthesia awareness as a model of study we debate the both fascinating and dangerous phenomenon called consciousness fluctuation that takes place during surgical anesthesia. In accordance with current scientific knowledge this paradox is the consequence of our limits in both precise knowledge of anesthesia mechanisms and our inability to accurately assess the level of anesthesia with brain monitoring. We also focus on the relationships between memory and anesthesia, as well as the possibility of interfering with memory during general anesthesia.
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Authors | Marco Cascella, Vincenzo Schiavone, Maria Rosaria Muzio, Arturo Cuomo |
Journal | Current medical research and opinion
(Curr Med Res Opin)
Vol. 32
Issue 8
Pg. 1351-9
(08 2016)
ISSN: 1473-4877 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 27046232
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Anesthesia, General
- Brain
(physiopathology)
- Consciousness
- Electroencephalography
- Humans
- Intraoperative Awareness
- Memory
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