Open AccessSpine Surgery under General Anesthesia May Not Increase the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
Author(s) -
Chaoshun Zuo,
Zhiyi Zuo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.026
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1421-9824
pISSN - 1420-8008
DOI - 10.1159/000295114
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthetic , propofol , risk factor , anesthesia , disease , surgery , alzheimer's disease , logistic regression , neuropathology
Volatile anesthetics cause Alzheimer's disease (AD)-like neuropathology in animals. We determined whether spine surgery under general anesthesia and anesthetic choice contributed to AD development.
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