General Anesthesia, Sleep, and Coma
General Anesthesia, Sleep, and Coma
E. Brown,R. Lydic,N. Schiff
2010 · DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra0808281
New England Journal of Medicine · 1,214 Citations
TLDR
This review discusses the clinical and neurophysiological features of general anesthesia and their relationships to sleep and coma, focusing on the neural mechanisms of unconsciousness induced by selected intravenous anesthetic drugs.
Abstract
This review discusses the clinical and neurophysiological features of general anesthesia and their relationships to sleep and coma, focusing on the neural mechanisms of unconsciousness induced by selected intravenous anesthetic drugs.