Post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), a condition mostly observed in older patients following surgery under general anesthesia, is characterized by impaired memory and concentration. The ...

Dr. H. had a struggling heart and a consequential decision to make. He needed an operation to fix a faulty valve but postponed it, afraid that the surgery and anesthesia would irrevocably damage his ...

Anesthesia affects receptors in the brain, which may cause side effects following surgery. However, evidence that anesthesia causes long-term memory loss is inconclusive. Some people may experience ...

William Sieber was working in his garden. Wasn't he? He was sure he had been picking tomatoes just moments ago. Now he appeared to be in some kind of rehabilitation hospital. And weren't people ...

General anesthesia is not the same as ordinary sleep and is more like a kind of carefully controlled coma, with profound effects on the brain and other vital organs. The anesthetic drugs that cause ...

Exposure to general anesthesia during medical procedures after age 45 years is not a risk factor for dementia, results of a new study suggest. The lack of association between anesthesia and dementia ...

Post-operative cognitive decline, or dysfunction (POCD), is a recognized clinical phenomenon in which patients experience lasting cognitive impairment for some time following anesthesia. Cognitive ...

Elderly patients who are exposed to general anesthesia have a 35% higher risk of developing dementia, researchers from INSERM and University of Bordeaux, France, reported at Euroanaesthesia, the ...

General anesthesia can lead to some minor side effects, such as nausea or grogginess. When is general anesthesia used, and is it safe? General anesthesia is very safe. Even if you have significant ...