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All commonly used general anesthetics have been shown to cause neurotoxicity in animal models, including nonhuman primates. Opinion, however, remains divided over how cumulative evidence from preclinical and human studies in this field should be interpreted and its translation to current practices in pediatric anesthesia and surgery. A group of international experts in laboratory and clinical sciences...
A multitude of animal studies have shown that virtually all general anesthetics used in clinical practice exert detrimental effects on the developing brain, notably enhanced neuroapoptosis. Some studies have also indicated that animals exposed to general anesthesia may experience long term neurobehavioral deficits later in life. The neurotoxic effects seem to be dose-dependent and have been suspected...
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