Anaesthesia affects the development of children

Scientists conducted a study in which it was shown that general anesthesia affects the development of the nervous system, cognitive functions and the ability to socialize. However, experiments related to applicable anesthesia were carried out on animals.

To confirm the side anesthesia experiments were subjected to monkey and rodents. It turned out what to do at an early age anesthesia acts   negatively, leading to the death of brain cells.

At the same time, macaques left under anesthesia for 24 hours, began to experience problems with memory, attention and lost the inclination to learn. The same conclusion was reached by scientists working with rodents. They injected the seven-day Young three drugs for anesthesia, which led to the death of brain cells. Later the animals had problems with memory and with the ability to learn.

Concluding anesthesia Scientists drew an analogy with young children and offered to conduct appropriate studies. It should be noted that after anesthesia is held annually more than four million children.

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