Neuroscientific foundations of anesthesiology / edited by George A. Mashour, Ralph Lydic.

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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:xii, 283 p. :; ill. (some col.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Brain anatomy of relevance to the anesthesiologist
  • Cellular and molecular effects of general anesthetics in the brain
  • The shared circuits of sleep and anesthesia
  • Thalamocortical system and anesthetic-induced unconsciousness
  • Anesthetic modulation of memory processing in the medial temporal lobe
  • Neuroimaging changes associated with human acute and chronic pain
  • Spinal cord targets of relevance to the anesthesiologist
  • Anesthetic-induced immobility
  • Mechanisms of spinal analgesia
  • Peripheral nervous system : anatomy and function
  • The neurobiology of incisional pain
  • Sequelae of nerve injury : neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome
  • The autonomic nervous system
  • Anesthetic pharmacology of the autonomic nervous system
  • Review of neuromuscular junction anatomy and function
  • Pharmacology of neuromuscular blockers
  • Anesthesia and disorders of the neuromuscular system
  • Anesthesia-mediated neurotoxicity
  • Post-operative cognitive disorders
  • Anesthesia and neurodegenerative disorders.