Connections of the Mesencephalic Locomotor Region (MLR) in the Cat [PDF]
The cat entopeduncular nucleus (EN), which is the main output of the basal ganglia, is known to project to the mesencephalic tegmentum. We have been able to elicit antidromic responses in single EN neurons from the region of the mesencephalic locomotor ...
Garcia-Rill, E. +2 more
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General Anesthesia and Altered States of Arousal: A Systems Neuroscience Analysis [PDF]
Placing a patient in a state of general anesthesia is crucial for safely and humanely performing most surgical and many nonsurgical procedures. How anesthetic drugs create the state of general anesthesia is considered a major mystery of modern medicine ...
Brown, Emery N. +2 more
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Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a multifaceted disease associated with heart failure (HF), which affects the vascular system. The endothelin (ET) system is a key player in MetS and HF; therefore, targets for ET receptors are of therapeutic interest.
Francesca Lockwood +11 more
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Ketamine has a long and very eventful pharmacological history. Its enantiomer, esketamine ((S)‐ketamine), was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and EMA for patients with treatment‐resistant depression (TRD) in 2019. The number of approved indications for ketamine and esketamine continues to increase, as well as the number of ...
Ksenia A. Vekhova +3 more
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Histamine release after intravenous application of short-acting hypnotics. A comparison of etomidate, Althesin (CT1341) and propanidid [PDF]
The subject of histamine release was investigated in 16 volunteers by means of plasma histamine determination after the administration of etornidate, Althesin, propanidid, and Cremophor EL.
Beigl, R. +7 more
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Ascorbic acid prevents cimetidine-induced decrease of serum hydrocortisone concentrations [PDF]
A blind, parallel, prospective, clinical study was conducted to investigate the effect of ascorbic acid on human serum hydrocortisone concentrations which were decreased by the administration of cimetidine.
Boidin, M.P. (Marinus Pieter) +2 more
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Childhood maltreatment and outcomes following electroconvulsive therapy in adults with depression
Abstract Objective Childhood maltreatment is associated with less favourable treatment outcomes with pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for depression. It is unknown whether this increased risk of treatment resistance in maltreated individuals extends to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
Ana Jelovac +5 more
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A comparative study on the effects of thiopental and ketamine, in patients under electroconvulsive therapy [PDF]
چکیده: زمینه و هدف: دارو در بیهوشی مورد استفاده در تشنج درمانی الکتریکی (ECT) همراه با معایبی از جمله درد و تورم در محل تزریق، کوتاه بودن مدت تشنج، انقباض زودرس بطنی و برادیکاردی سینوسی هستند.
Barakatin, Majid. +5 more
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Evaluating the Contributions of State of the Art Assessment Techniques to Predicting Memory Outcome after Unilateral Anterior Temporal Lobectomy [PDF]
Purpose:Although anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) is an effective treatment for many patients with medically refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), one risk associated with this procedure is postsurgical decline in memory. A substantial number of past
Bingaman, William +5 more
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Sodium methohexital: a clinical study [PDF]
Metliohexital is the only intravenous anaesthetic agent tested by us so far which combines shorter action with a higher potency than thiopental. If dose per minute of anaesthesia for a standard procedure is taken as an indication, the relative potency of thiopental to methohexital is 1:1.54.
G M, WYANT, C A, CHANG
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