Surgery in infants and young children heightens neurodevelopmental risk

Monday, October 18, 2010 - 16:31 in Health & Medicine

When children undergo anesthesia during surgery, the long-term effects that anesthetics have on the developing brain is relatively unknown. A new study assesses the association between exposure to anesthesia in children 3 years old and younger and their risk for developmental and behavioral disorders.

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