Neuroscientific foundations of anesthesiology
By: George A. Mashour, Ralph Lydic
Contributors: Lydic, Ralph
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195398243
Subjects: Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; Anesthesia; Anesthetics; Pharmacology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Brain anatomy of relevance to the anesthesiologist; title: Cellular and molecular effects of general anesthetics in the brain; title: The shared circuits of sleep and anesthesia; title: Thalamocortical system and anesthetic-induced unconsciousness; title: Anesthetic modulation of memory processing in the medial temporal lobe; title: Neuroimaging changes associated with human acute and chronic pain; title: Spinal cord targets of relevance to the anesthesiologist; title: Anesthetic-induced immobility; title: Mechanisms of spinal analgesia; title: Peripheral nervous system : anatomy and function; title: The neurobiology of incisional pain; title: Sequelae of nerve injury : neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome; title: The autonomic nervous system; title: Anesthetic pharmacology of the autonomic nervous system; title: Review of neuromuscular junction anatomy and function; title: Pharmacology of neuromuscular blockers; title: Anesthesia and disorders of the neuromuscular system; title: Anesthesia-mediated neurotoxicity; title: Post-operative cognitive disorders; title: Anesthesia and neurodegenerative disorders.