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.

Author

Georgios Mellios¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Experimental Physiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece. Electronic address: gmellios@yahoo.com.

PMID: 27515193
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2016.06.015

No abstract available

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