This can happen when someone has underlying or undiagnosed memory and thinking problems. This has led to questions about whether the general anaesthetic used during surgery can cause dementia, but ...

Facelifts can either be done under general anaesthetic or under local anaesthetic with IV sedation. In America, IV sedation with local anaesthesia was the norm, but a lot of surgeons are changing ...

In a previous study, we reported that inactivation of the medial septum or the hippocampus by muscimol, a GABA A receptor agonist, potentiated the effects of a general anesthetic. In this study ...

A Brazilian car influencer died after going under general anaesthetic before getting a back tattoo. Picture: Instagram/RicardoGodoi The Instagram post that announced his death said that he died at ...

This article focuses on general anesthetic medications that act reversibly on the central nervous system (CNS) to produce immobility despite noxious stimulation and amnesia. Surgery requires ...

Inhaled anesthetic agents include nitrous oxide (the oldest of all anesthetics) and various halogenated agents: desflurane (halogenated solely with fluorine halogenation increases potency and is ...

Objective: To investigate the risks and benefits of the use of local anaesthetic in a descriptive case series from three professional football (rugby league and Australian football) teams. Methods: ...