Accidental awareness occurs when a patient is temporarily conscious during a general anaesthetic and can remember things that happened during surgery, perhaps feeling pain or being unable to move.

The findings suggest the brain is more active and capable during unconsciousness than previously thought. The human brain ...

Unexpected brain activity: Researchers found that the hippocampus processes sounds and language even when patients are fully unconscious under general anesthesia. Challenging old assumptions: The ...

WATERLOO - On the day of his heart surgery in April 2006, Tom Hagarty went under general anesthesia at 6 a.m. and woke up at 11 p.m. While doctors at Allen Hospital worked to unblock five of his ...

An Australian study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how the neuromonitoring of brain patterns of patients during surgery could help guide the use of anaesthesia and reduce the risk of ...

A study of people who underwent surgery to treat epilepsy suggests the hippocampus may process words and speech when people ...

The Ohio Patient Safety Institute provides a free, downloadable sample anesthesia awareness policy. The four-page example policy is intended to help address unintended intraoperative awareness during ...

New research from Baylor College of Medicine shows the brain can process and even anticipate language while under general anesthesia, suggesting complex cognition without conscious awareness. The ...