Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have identified specific EEG (electroencephalogram) signatures that indicate when patients lose and regain consciousness under the general anesthetic ...

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston identified an electroencephalogram brain pattern that signals the loss and regaining of consciousness for patients under propofol anesthesia, ...

Since the mid-1800s, doctors have used drugs to induce general anesthesia in patients undergoing surgery. Despite their widespread use, little is known about how these drugs create such a profound ...