Cognitive dysfunction after anesthesia and surgery has long been recognized. Recently, researchers provided empirical evidence for social cognition dysfunction (SCD) after anesthesia and surgery. In t
Advanced age is one of the major risk factors of perioperative neurocognitive disorders, and Blood-brain barrier dysfunction could be the contributor. Glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) is dominantly expre
BackgroundThe study determined the one year incidence of post operative cognitive decline (POCD) and evaluated the effectiveness of an intra-operative anaesthetic intervention in reducing post-operati
Rats were exposed to 90 minutes of 0.8% halothane or 1.0% isoflurane twice a day for a total of 5 or 10 exposures. Animals did not require intubation. All exposures and hybridizations were performed a
