Anesthesia in Young Kids Could Harm Learning Abilities
Anesthesia in Young Kids Could Harm Learning Abilities
Kids who must undergo general anesthesia for multiple surgeries before age 2 may be destined to suffer learning disabilities when they get to school.
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" Kids who undergo general anesthesia for multiple surgeries before rates to -- destined to suffer learning disabilities when they get to school speech and language. Is it appears to be much more affected. And behavior researchers at the Mayo Clinic studied a group of about a thousand adults or -- late seventies or early eighties. Although some physical techniques have changed since then experts say the drugs used to date for anesthesia are similar. Learning disabilities or about twice as likely in people who had at least two surgeries in which general -- was used the four -- to. But researchers say their study results are too preliminary for parents to Alter the course of necessary treatment for sick children. A single exposure to anesthesia. Has not been shown clearly. To have any detrimental effects in children. Until more studies can be done experts say the benefits of surgery often outweigh any potential link between anesthesia and learning problems. Erika Edwards today in New York."
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