Previous studies in young animals suggested anesthetics can cause developmental and behavioral problems.
Whether the same was true in humans had been unclear.
Now a study in the journal Anesthesiology finds that a single anesthetic does not seem to harm the brain.
Researchers looked at two different groups of 9th graders. The conclusion: Those who had surgery and anesthesia when they were babies did fine academically compared to children who never had anesthesia.
