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Electroencephalogram signatures of ketamine anesthesia-induced unconsciousness

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Akeju, Oluwaseun; Pavone, Kara J.; Brown, Emery N.; Song, Andrew H.; Hamilos, Allison E.; Flores Plaza, Francisco Javier; Purdon, Patrick L.; ... Show more Show less
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Objectives: Ketamine is an N-methyl-. d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist commonly administered as a general anesthetic. However, neural circuit mechanisms to explain ketamine anesthesia-induced unconsciousness in humans are yet to be clearly defined. Disruption of frontal-parietal network connectivity has been proposed as a mechanism to explain this brain state. However, this mechanism was recently demonstrated at subanesthetic doses of ketamine in awake-patients. Therefore, we investigated whether there is an electroencephalogram (EEG) signature specific for ketamine anesthesia-induced unconsciousness. Methods: We retrospectively studied the EEG in 12 patients who received ketamine for the induction of general anesthesia. We analyzed the EEG dynamics using power spectral and coherence methods. Results: Following the administration of a bolus dose of ketamine to induce unconsciousness, we observed a "gamma burst" EEG pattern that consisted of alternating slow-delta (0.1-4 Hz) and gamma (~27-40 Hz) oscillations. This pattern was also associated with increased theta oscillations (~4-8 Hz) and decreased alpha/beta oscillations (~10-24 Hz). Conclusions: Ketamine anesthesia-induced unconsciousness is associated with a gamma burst EEG pattern. Significance: The EEG signature of ketamine anesthesia-induced unconsciousness may offer new insights into NMDA circuit mechanisms for unconsciousness.
Date issued
2016-03
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/112233
Department
Institute for Medical Engineering and Science; Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Journal
Clinical Neurophysiology
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
Akeju, Oluwaseun, et al. “Electroencephalogram Signatures of Ketamine Anesthesia-Induced Unconsciousness.” Clinical Neurophysiology 127, 6 (June 2016): 2414–2422 © 2016 International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
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1388-2457

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