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Anesthetics, Dissociative  

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  • Dissociative Anesthetics

Note

  • intravenous anesthetics inducing selective loss of some sensations, leaving others intact

Scope note

  • Intravenous anesthetics that induce a state of sedation, immobility, amnesia, and marked analgesia. Subjects may experience a strong feeling of dissociation from the environment. The condition produced is similar to NEUROLEPTANALGESIA, but is brought about by the administration of a single drug. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed)

History note

  • 91(71); was see under ANESTHETICS 1971-90

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