A Double-Edged Sword: Volatile Anesthetic Effects on the Neonatal Brain

The use of volatile anesthetics, a group of general anesthetics, is an exceedingly common practice. These anesthetics may have neuroprotective effects. Over the last decade, anesthetic induced neurotoxicity in pediatric populations has gained a certain notoriety based on pre-clinical cell and animal...

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Main Authors: Sunny Chiao, Zhiyi Zuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-04-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/4/2/273