POCD是一种持续认知功能紊乱状态,主要表现为麻醉或手术前没有精神障碍的患者,在麻醉后出现持续的记忆力下降和思维及定向力障碍,同时伴随有社会活动能力的显著下降。 术后认知功能障碍（POCD）是手术麻醉后常见的并发症之一,主要表现为中枢神经系统功能紊乱 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...