Scientists at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota have found a strong association between children undergoing surgery requiring general anesthesia before they are 2 years old and learning disabilities later in childhood.<\/p>\n
Over a third of the children who had more than one surgery developed a learning disability later in life.<\/p>\n
The study concludes that, “Repeated exposure to anesthesia and surgery before the age of 2 was a significant independent risk factor for the later development of LDs [Learning Disabilities] … We cannot exclude the possibility that multiple exposures to anesthesia\/surgery at an early age may adversely affect human neurodevelopment with lasting consequence.”<\/p>\n
The article appears in the journal Pediatrics,<\/em> “Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes After Early Exposure to Anesthesia and Surgery,<\/em>” published online October 3, 2011 (10.1542\/peds.2011-0351)<\/a>.<\/p>\n So-called Learning Disabilities are typically treated with harmful and addictive psychiatric drugs. In the cases cited here, one observes that an LD might be misdiagnosed as a mental disorder instead of as the result of a toxic drug overload which has vastly different treatment options.<\/p>\n There are hundreds of common prescription and over-the-counter drugs whose side effects masquerade as mental symptoms. Look for a future newsletter about drug-induced nutrient depletion and how this can cause many symptoms appearing as mental distress.<\/p>\n For more information about psychiatric misdiagnosis, download and read the CCHR booklet, Pseudoscience \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Psychiatry’s False Diagnoses \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Report and recommendations on unscientific fraud perpetrated by psychiatry.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Scientists at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota have found a strong association between children undergoing surgery requiring general anesthesia before they are 2 years old and learning disabilities later in childhood. Over a third of the children who had … Continue reading