Anesthetic drugs & techniques

General anaesthesia, the developing brain, and cerebral white matter alterations: a narrative review

Br J AnaesthPublished Narrative review

Study context

Population
Developing brain exposed to GA
Outcome
Anaesthesia-induced white matter alterations in the developing brain (neuropathological and neuroimaging findings)

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

  • Evidence points to a correlation between anaesthesia exposure and white matter alterations, which might underpin ensuing cognitive and behavioural abnormalities

Original publication

General anaesthesia, the developing brain, and cerebral white matter alterations: a narrative review. Br J Anaesth. Published 11 October 2023. doi:10.1016/j.bja.2023.09.008

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