Donepezil: It is time to replace physostigmine in Anesthesiology

Med Hypotheses. 2016 Sep:94:23-4. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2016.06.015. Epub 2016 Jun 11.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aging
  • Anesthesia, General / adverse effects*
  • Anesthesiology / methods*
  • Anesthetics / administration & dosage
  • Anesthetics / adverse effects*
  • Brain / pathology
  • Cholinergic Neurons / metabolism
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Cognition Disorders / chemically induced
  • Donepezil
  • Humans
  • Indans / administration & dosage*
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Learning
  • Memory
  • Physostigmine / administration & dosage*
  • Piperidines / administration & dosage*
  • Postoperative Period
  • Quality of Life
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Anesthetics
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors
  • Indans
  • Piperidines
  • Donepezil
  • Physostigmine