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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of propofol, etomidate, midazolam, and fentanyl on motor evoked responses to transcranial stimulation (tc-MERs) were studied in five healthy human volunteers. Each subject, in four separate sessions, received intravenous bolus doses of propofol 2 mg.kg-1, etomidate 0.3 mg.kg-1, midazolam 0.05 mg.kg-1, and fentanyl 3 micrograms.kg-1. Electrical tc-MERs (tce-MERs) were elicited with anodal stimuli of 500-700 V. Magnetic tc-MERs (tcmag-MERs) were elicited using a Cadwell MES-10 magnetic stimulator at maximum output. Compound muscle action potentials were recorded from the tibialis anterior muscle. Duplicate tce-MERs and tcmag-MERs were recorded before and up to 30 min after drug injection. Reproducible baseline tce-MERs (amplitude 4.7 +/- 0.43 (SEM) mV, latency 29.4 +/- 0.35 ms) and tcmag-MERs (amplitude 3.7 +/- 0.43 mV, latency 31.1 +/- 0.39 ms) were obtained in all subjects. Pronounced depression of tce-MER amplitude to 2% of baseline values (P less than 0.01) was observed 2 min after injection of propofol. Thirty minutes after injection of propofol, amplitude depression to 44% of baseline (P less than 0.05) was still present, despite an apparent lack of sedation. Midazolam caused significant (P less than 0.01) amplitude depression, e.g., tcmag-MER to 16% of baseline values 5 min after injection. Significant depression persisted throughout the 30-min study period. Fentanyl did not cause any statistically significant amplitude changes in this small population. Etomidate caused significant but transient depression of tc-MER amplitude. However, there was considerable intersubject variability. Latency did not change significantly after any drug.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0003-3022
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
76
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
502-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of propofol, etomidate, midazolam, and fentanyl on motor evoked responses to transcranial electrical or magnetic stimulation in humans.
pubmed:affiliation
University of California, San Diego.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't