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. 2005 Feb;102(2):447-71.

doi: 10.1097/00000542-200502000-00030.

The anesthetic cascade: a theory of how anesthesia suppresses consciousness

E Roy John¹, Leslie S Prichep

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PMID: 15681963
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200502000-00030

Review

The anesthetic cascade: a theory of how anesthesia suppresses consciousness

E Roy John et al. Anesthesiology. 2005 Feb.

. 2005 Feb;102(2):447-71.

doi: 10.1097/00000542-200502000-00030.

Authors

E Roy John¹, Leslie S Prichep

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Brain Research Laboratories, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA. johnr01@endeavor.med.nyu.edu

PMID: 15681963
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200502000-00030

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The "anesthetic cascade": fact or fiction?
Antkowiak B. Antkowiak B. Anesthesiology. 2005 Oct;103(4):904-5; author reply 906-7. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200510000-00041. Anesthesiology. 2005. PMID: 16192794 No abstract available.
Thalamocortical connection and anesthesia.
Hagihira S, Takashina M, Mori T, Mashimo T. Hagihira S, et al. Anesthesiology. 2005 Oct;103(4):906; author reply 906-7. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200510000-00042. Anesthesiology. 2005. PMID: 16192797 No abstract available.

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