Memory function after i.v. midazolam or inhalation of isoflurane for sedation during dental surgery.
Memory function was assessed with a recognition memory test in 40 dental patients before and after sedation with i.v. midazolam or inhalation of isoflurane. The two groups were comparable, but there was a significant impairment of memory (P less than 0.001) at the time of discharge for both words and faces after midazolam, but not after isoflurane.
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D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007530:Isoflurane / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects*; D008874:Midazolam / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013515:Surgery, Oral
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D007530:Isoflurane; D008874:Midazolam