Publications by authors named "Siobhan Coffman"
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- Previous research has raised concerns about the effects of early anesthesia and surgery on brain development in infants, prompting this study to examine functional brain connectivity in infants with such exposures compared to control infants.
- The study used EEG to assess brain connectivity in 26 infants who had early anesthesia and 38 control infants at ages 2, 4, and 10 months, focusing on specific frequency bands of brain activity.
- Results indicated that there was no significant impact of early anesthetic exposure on brain connectivity measures during the first year of life, although age itself did show some effects; further research is planned as these infants develop.
Quantitative sensory testing (QST) refers to a group of noninvasive psychophysical tests that examine responses to a range of calibrated mechanical and thermal stimuli. Quantitative sensory testing has been used extensively in adult pain research and has more recently been applied to pediatric pain research. The aims of this scoping review were to map the current state of the field, to identify gaps in the literature, and to inform directions for future research.
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