Dominant EEG waveforms associated with common anesthetic agents

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 8 січ 2024
  • This is a survey of the dominant electroencephalography (EEG) waveforms seen when using common anesthetic agents.
    Content adapted from TrueLearn, Wikipedia, and UWorld. Images are from Wikimedia Commons.
    ADDITIONAL TAGS:
    DON'T TAKE ANY STRESS, BE GLAD
    Delta band: less than 4 Hz; adult slow-wave sleep, babies
    Theta band: 5-8 Hz; drowsiness in adults, idling
    Alpha band: 9-12 Hz; relax/reflect, closed eyes
    Spindle: (Mu or sensorimotor rhythm, 11-15 Hz): synchronous firing of motor neurons in rest / sleep
    Beta band: 13-25 Hz; active thinking, focus, high alert, anxious
    Gamma band: 26-80 Hz; multi-neuron population for cognitive or motor function
    Anesthetic
    agent
    Primary mechanism of action
    EEG during light to moderate sedation
    (1.0 MAC equiv)
    EEG during deep sedation to general anesthesia
    (≥ 1.0 MAC equiv)
    Propofol
    GABAA receptor potentiation
    Alpha (9-12 Hz) and beta (13-25 Hz)
    Alpha (9-12 Hz) and slow-delta (0.1-4 Hz)
    Sevoflurane
    GABAA receptor potentiation (and others)
    Alpha (9-12 Hz) and slow-delta (0.1-4 Hz)
    Alpha (9-12 Hz),
    theta (5-8 Hz), and
    slow-delta (0.1-4 Hz)
    Dexmedetomidine
    Alpha2-adrenergic receptor stimulation
    Spindle (9-15 Hz) and slow-delta (0.1-4 Hz)
    Slow-delta oscillations (0.1-4 Hz)
    Ketamine
    NMDA receptor inhibition
    Fast beta (13-25) and gamma (26-80 Hz)
    Slow-delta oscillations (0.1-4 Hz)

КОМЕНТАРІ •