Babies and toddlers who went under anesthesia during surgery ended up having slightly worse scores on language and reasoning tests as 10-year-olds, in a new study. That doesn't prove the anesthesia is ...

CHICAGO – Anesthesia during early childhood surgery poses little risk for intelligence and academics later on, the largest study of its kind suggests. The results were found in research on nearly ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. March 26, 2009 — Repeated exposure to anesthesia prior to the age of 4 years is associated with almost double the risk of developing a learning ...

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General anesthesia — the enabler of modern surgery and medical intervention — is one of the great triumphs of the scientific method. Ether, the compound from which almost all modern anesthetics are ...

(Reuters Health) - Young children who had surgery under general anesthesia were no more likely than their siblings who weren't exposed to anesthesia to experience developmental challenges that impair ...

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Exposure to anesthesia and surgery before age 4 is associated with a slight difference in academic or cognitive performance in adolescents on a population level, according to the findings of a Swedish ...

Anesthesia given to kids during early childhood surgeries does not affect their intelligence and academics in later life, claims a new study. Factors other than anesthesia, such as mothers’ education ...

Repeated exposure to anesthesia early in life causes alterations in emotional behavior that may persist long-term, according to a study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in ...

Anesthesia during early childhood surgery poses little risk for intelligence and academics later on, the largest study of its kind suggests. CHICAGO — Anesthesia during early childhood surgery poses ...