Dreams - Drug effects
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Dreaming and electroencephalographic changes during anesthesia maintained with propofol or desflurane.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Dream recall is reportedly more common after propofol than after volatile anesthesia, but this may be due to delayed emergence or more amnesia after longer-acting volatiles. The electroencephalographic signs of dreaming during anesthesia ... Read more...

Early cognitive impairment after sedation for colonoscopy: the effect of adding midazolam and/or fentanyl to propofol.

15 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: The sedative drug combination that produces minimal cognitive impairment and optimal operating conditions during colonoscopy has not been determined. We sought to determine if the use of propofol alone results in less cognitive ... Read more...

Assessment of recovery, dreaming, hemodynamics, and satisfaction in postcardiac surgery patients receiving supplementary propofol sedation with S(+)-ketamine.

30 May 2009 BACKGROUND: S(+)-ketamine is an analgesic and sedative drug with dissociative attributes. When it is used without sedatives, nightmares have been described. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of postoperative analgosedation with ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Dreams - Drug effects'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Dreaming and electroencephalographic changes during anesthesia maintained with propofol or desflurane. 30 Aug 2009
• Early cognitive impairment after sedation for colonoscopy: the effect of adding midazolam and/or fentanyl to propofol. 15 Jul 2009
• Assessment of recovery, dreaming, hemodynamics, and satisfaction in postcardiac surgery patients receiving supplementary propofol sedation with S(+)-ketamine. 30 May 2009
• The effect of trimipramine on dream recall and dream emotions in depressive outpatients. 26 Apr 2009
• An unusual case of nightmares with galantamine. 27 Feb 2009
• The use of a synthetic cannabinoid in the management of treatment-resistant nightmares in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 30 Dec 2008
• Nightmares and memantine: a case report and review of literature. 30 Dec 2008
• The incidence of unpleasant dreams after sub-anaesthetic ketamine. 22 Oct 2008
• Dreaming and recall during sedation for colonoscopy. 30 Aug 2008
• Nonnightmare distressed awakenings in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: response to prazosin. 30 Jul 2008
• Hypnotherapy in the treatment of chronic combat-related PTSD patients suffering from insomnia: a randomized, zolpidem-controlled clinical trial. 29 Jun 2008
• [Propofol-induced hallucinations and dreams] 18 Jun 2008
• Bizarre behavior in a patient treated with prazosin for PTSD. 30 May 2008
• Awareness with recall during general anaesthesia: a prospective observational evaluation of 4001 patients. 28 May 2008
• BIS does not predict dreams reported after anaesthesia. 10 May 2008
• Intraoperative dreams reported after general anaesthesia are not early interpretations of delayed awareness. 10 May 2008
• Prazosin for treatment of nightmares related to posttraumatic stress disorder. 13 Apr 2008
• The psychosocial context of trauma in treating PTSD patients. 30 Dec 2007
• Don't ask, don't tell. 29 Sep 2007
• Prazosin effects on objective sleep measures and clinical symptoms in civilian trauma posttraumatic stress disorder: a placebo-controlled study. 12 Sep 2007

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Technical information about 'Dreams'

Definition: A series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep which are dissociated from the usual stream of consciousness of the waking state.

Descriptor UI: D004325

Alternative terms: Dreams; Dream; Nightmares; Nightmare;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics; psychology;

Tree Number: F02.463.188.634.309; F02.830.855.268;

Technical Notes: consider also NIGHT TERRORS & PAVOR NOCTURNUS (both see SLEEP DISORDERS)