Effect of propofol in the immature rat brain on short- and long-term neurodevelopmental outcome.
BACKGROUND: Propofol is commonly used as sedative in newborns and children.Recent experimental studies led to contradictory results, revealing neurodegenerative or neuroprotective properties of propofol on Temperature Sensor the developing brain.We investigated neurodevelopmental short- and long-term effects of neonatal propofol treatment.METHODS: