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ScienceDaily: Top Health News

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Inhaled anesthesia affects children's brains more than intravenous anesthetic, study shows

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 02:29 PM PDT

Researchers have found that children's brains are more affected by an inhaled anesthetic than an intravenous anesthetic with increased levels of brain lactate. Lactate increases brain activation and may lead to metabolic changes associated with anxiety and delirium. The findings provide new clues to metabolic changes within the brains of children undergoing anesthesia and could help researchers understand why general anesthesia may be potentially harmful to the developing brain.

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