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Propofol anesthesia and sleep: a high-density EEG study.
Murphy, Michael; Bruno, Marie-Aurélie; Riedner, Brady A et al.
2011In Sleep, 34 (3), p. 283-91
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Keywords :
Slow oscillation; EEG; Anesthesia; Consciousness; Gamma
Abstract :
[en] STUDY OBJECTIVES: The electrophysiological correlates of anesthetic sedation remain poorly understood. We used high-density electroencephalography (hd-EEG) and source modeling to investigate the cortical processes underlying propofol anesthesia and compare them to sleep. DESIGN: 256-channel EEG recordings in humans during propofol anesthesia. SETTING: Hospital operating room. PATIENTS OR PARTICIPANTS: 8 healthy subjects (4 males) INTERVENTIONS: N/A MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Initially, propofol induced increases in EEG power from 12-25 Hz. Loss of consciousness (LOC) was accompanied by the appearance of EEG slow waves that resembled the slow waves of NREM sleep. We compared slow waves in propofol to slow waves recorded during natural sleep and found that both populations of waves share similar cortical origins and preferentially propagate along the mesial components of the default network. However, propofol slow waves were spatially blurred compared to sleep slow waves and failed to effectively entrain spindle activity. Propofol also caused an increase in gamma (25-40 Hz) power that persisted throughout LOC. Source modeling analysis showed that this increase in gamma power originated from the anterior and posterior cingulate cortices. During LOC, we found increased gamma functional connectivity between these regions compared to the wakefulness. CONCLUSIONS: Propofol anesthesia is a sleep-like state and slow waves are associated with diminished consciousness even in the presence of high gamma activity. CITATION: Murphy M; Bruno MA; Riedner BA; Boveroux P; Noirhomme Q; Landsness EC; Brichant JF; Phillips C; Massimini M; Laureys S; Tononi G; Boly M. Propofol anesthesia and sleep: a high-density EEG study. SLEEP 2011;34(3):283-291.
Disciplines :
Neurology
Anesthesia & intensive care
Author, co-author :
Murphy, Michael
Bruno, Marie-Aurélie ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron
Riedner, Brady A
BOVEROUX, Pierre ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Anesthésie et réanimation
Noirhomme, Quentin ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron
Landsness, Eric C
BRICHANT, Jean-François ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron
Phillips, Christophe  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de Recherches du Cyclotron
Massimini, Marcello;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron
Laureys, Steven  
Tononi, Giulio;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Neurologie
Boly, Mélanie 
Language :
English
Title :
Propofol anesthesia and sleep: a high-density EEG study.
Publication date :
2011
Journal title :
Sleep
ISSN :
0161-8105
eISSN :
1550-9109
Publisher :
Asociated Professional Sleep Societies, Winchester, United States - Illinois
Volume :
34
Issue :
3
Pages :
283-91
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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