Association between general anesthesia in early childhood and neurodevelopment up to 4 years of age: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study
Takahisa Nagai,
Yoshiko Yoda,
Narumi Tokuda
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
The effects of general anesthesia on neurodevelopment in children remain controversial. We explored the relationship between general anesthesia and neurodevelopment in children participating in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS).
Methods
This study enrolled children born between 37 and 41 weeks of pregnancy via single-vaginal delivery to pregnant women registered in the JECS between January 2011 and March 2014. Data were collected fr… Show more
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