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Time course of cognitive recovery after propofol anaesthesia: a level of processing approach.
Full Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the time course of recovery of verbal memory after general anaesthesia, as a function of the level (shallow or deep) of processing induced at the time of encoding. Thirty-one patients anaesthetized with propofol and alfentanil were compared with 28 control patients receiving only alfentanil. Memory functions were assessed the day before and 1, 6 and 24 hr after operation. Results show that for the anaesthetized group, shallow processing was impaired for 6 hr after surgery whereas the deeper processing was not recovered even at 24 hr. In addition, no specific effect of age was found.
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Author information
Author/s: N'Kaoua, Bernard (B); Véron, Anne-Lise H (AL); Lespinet, Véronique C (VC); Claverie, Bernard (B); Sztark, François (F);
Affiliation: Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives E.A. 487, Université Victor Ségalen, Bordeaux 2, France.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article
Journal: Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology (J Clin Exp Neuropsychol), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Sep; vol 24 (issue 6) : pp 713-9
Dates: Created 2002/11/08; Completed 2002/12/31; Revised 2008/04/14;
PMID: 12424646, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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