Alzheimer's and Anesthesia, The Alzheimer's Library

Contribute

Submit

About Us

Contact

/Home/Alzheimer's and Surgery/Alzheimer's and Anesthesia

Votes:7

Objective: To test the hypothesis that exposure to procedures requiring general anesthesia during adulthood is not significantly associated with incident dementia using a retrospective, population-ba READ MORE
http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196%2813%2900124-9...

Votes:33

I've seen many caregivers worried about the potential effects of anesthesia if their loved ones who have dementia must undergo surgery. I looked into this issue in great detail when a friend who has READ MORE
http://alzlibrary.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/anesthesia-and-alzheimers/

Can anesthesia cause dementia? Can it make dementia worse? Are some types of anesthesia safer than others?