A very well-executed study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (2018; 62(1):319-333. doi:10.3233/JAD-170496) has shown that certain individuals ...

Increased exposure to general anesthesia during surgical procedures is associated with long-term decline in executive function, selective attention and mental speed, and information processing speed.

General anesthesia makes you unconscious and pain-free during surgery, ensuring you don’t feel or remember anything while surgeons perform the procedure safely. General anesthesia is a procedure in ...

A recent neuropsychological evaluation diagnosis impugned several controversial theories about anesthesia and cognitive decline. As a medicinal therapy to relieve pain and brain dysfunction, ...

Doctors may use general anesthesia during delivery if regional anesthesia is not a suitable option. Doctors typically reserve general anesthesia for surgical deliveries, such as cesarean deliveries.

Every year, millions of patients receive general anaesthesia for surgery or diagnostic procedures, and there is a growing concern that anaesthetic drugs might exert long-term effects on the CNS, ...

According to Germany’s Federal Health Reporting database, there were around 16 million surgeries in the country between 2010 and 2016. Data on whether general anesthesia or regional anesthesia was ...

In adults over 70, exposure to general anesthesia and surgery is associated with a subtle decline in memory and thinking skills, according to new research. The study analyzed nearly 2,000 people and ...

The state of sedation, analgesia, amnesia and muscle paralysis is called general anesthesia. In other words, general anesthesia is an induced, reversible and controlled loss of consciousness. This ...