The ability of the commonly used stimulant methylphenidate (Ritalin) to speed recovery from general anesthesia appears to apply both to the inhaled gas isoflurane, as previously reported, and to the ...

Caffeine helps quickly boost wakefulness following general anesthesia, a new study finds. The stimulant -- used daily by more than 90 percent of adults in the U.S. -- appears to alter physiological ...

A study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciencesfound that activating select dopamine neurons in the brain can promote wakefulness and accelerate recovery from general anesthesia. Here’s ...

The ability of the stimulant methylphenidate, commonly known as Ritalin, to speed recovery from general anesthesia applies to both the inhaled gas isoflurane and the intravenous drug propofol, ...

Researchers have recorded direct evidence that the human hippocampus continues to process spoken words, grammar, and meaning during propofol general anesthesia, raising pointed questions about what ...

Before conducting this meta-analysis, we expected that any differences in recovery times for sevoflurane- or desflurane-treated patients would be quite small. However, since every patient undergoing ...

We report a case of opisthotonos following propofol for induction of general anaesthesia in a man in his 30s who underwent elective dental extraction. Within minutes of arrival in the post-anaesthesia ...