| Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity 2017 Edition Contributor(s): Morimoto, Yuji (Editor) |
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ISBN: 4431556230 ISBN-13: 9784431556237 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Anesthesiology - Medical | Neurology - Medical | Pharmacology |
| Dewey: 615 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.59" W x 9.57" (0.98 lbs) 167 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book, written by leading Japanese experts in the field, describes the latest findings on the neurotoxicity of anesthetics for the developing brain, postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction. It describes the risk factors for postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly surgical patients. Since the number of elderly patients undergoing surgery and anesthesia continues to increase, it is important to improve our understanding of the risks and mechanisms of postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction, potential ways to prevent or alleviate them and the public health implications. Recently, it has been shown that using anesthetics on the developing brain causes apoptotic neurodegeneration and persistent learning/memory deficits later in life. Anesthesiologists need more information on this mechanism in the human brain. The negative effects of anesthesia and surgery on the nervous system have attracted attention lately; this book provides physicians, researchers, and postdocs with invaluable information on this topic. |