Memory impairment during conscious sedation: A comparison of midazolam, propofol and thiopental Book Section


Authors: Reinsel, R. A.; Veselis, R. A.; Wronski, M.; Heino, R. A.; Marino, P.; Alagesan, R.
Editors: Sebel, P. S.; Bonke, B.; Winograd, E.
Article/Chapter Title: Memory impairment during conscious sedation: A comparison of midazolam, propofol and thiopental
Abstract: in the research we report here, we have employed a standardized verbal learning task which gives measures of short-term memory capacity, learning strategies, efficacy of transfer to long-term memory (consolidation), and discriminates between retrieval vs consolidation mechanisms of amnesia / using the same experimental paradigm, we compared the degree of memory impairment experienced with three drugs: midazolam (M), propofol (P), and thiopental (T) / [Ss were healthy 19-41 yr olds] (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: midazolam vs propofol vs thiopental; amnesic memory impairment; healthy 19-41 yr olds
Book Title: Memory and Awareness in Anesthesia
ISBN: 0-13-489873-7
Publisher: PTR Prentice Hall, Inc.  
Publication Place: Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Date Published: 1993-01-01
Start Page: 127
End Page: 140
Language: English
ACCESSION: 1994-97080-012
PROVIDER: Ovid Technologies
PROVIDER: psycinfo
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Notes: Source: PsycINFO