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                                                                                    <journal-title>Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası</journal-title>
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                            <issn pub-type="ppub">0365-8104</issn>
                                        <issn pub-type="epub">1307-5608</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Ankara University</publisher-name>
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                                                            <subject>Anaesthesiology</subject>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Anesteziyoloji</subject>
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                                    <trans-title>Electroanesthesia: Historical Overview, Mechanistic Theories, and Clinical Application Potential</trans-title>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                <article-title>Elektroanestezi: Tarihi, Teorik Temelleri ve Klinik Uygulama Potansiyeli</article-title>
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                                                    <contrib-group content-type="authors">
                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Tanalp</surname>
                                    <given-names>Rüknettin</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ANKARA UNIVERSITY, ANKARA FACULTY OF MEDICINE</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="19731231">
                    <day>12</day>
                    <month>31</month>
                    <year>1973</year>
                </pub-date>
                                        <volume>26</volume>
                                        <issue>5-6</issue>
                                        <fpage>1325</fpage>
                                        <lpage>1336</lpage>
                        
                        <history>
                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="19731001">
                        <day>10</day>
                        <month>01</month>
                        <year>1973</year>
                    </date>
                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="19731231">
                        <day>12</day>
                        <month>31</month>
                        <year>1973</year>
                    </date>
                            </history>
                                        <permissions>
                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 1947, Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>1947</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                <trans-abstract xml:lang="tr">
                            <p>Bu seminer özeti niteliğindeki çalışma, elektroanestezi (EA) yönteminin tarihçesini, etki mekanizmalarına ilişkin teorileri ve hayvan deneylerindeki klinik sonuçlarını kapsamlı biçimde incelemektedir. EA; beyin üzerinden belirli akım parametreleriyle elektrik geçirilmesi yoluyla genel anestezi sağlamayı hedefleyen bir yöntemdir. Çalışmada MEYER-OVERTON’un Lipit Eritgenlik Teorisi, QUASTEL’in Metabolik Teorisi gibi temel biyofiziksel açıklamalar yer almakta; elektriğin hücre zarı üzerinde nondepolarizan etki yaratarak duyarlılığı ve sinaptik transmisyonu azalttığı vurgulanmaktadır. Hayvan deneylerinde EEG, EMG ve histolojik incelemeler ile EA’nın beyin yapısına zarar vermediği, fizyolojik parametreleri bozmadığı, uyanma süresinin hızlı olduğu ve cerrahi koşullar için yeterli olduğu gösterilmiştir. EA’nın insan uygulamaları ise henüz standartlaşmamış olmakla birlikte, literatürde başarıyla sonuçlanan örnekler bildirilmiştir. Ayrıca metotta karşılaşılan güçlüklerin (laringospazm, kas tonusu artışı vb.) uygun teknik değişiklikler ve akım ayarları ile giderilebildiği belirtilmiştir.</p></trans-abstract>
                                                                                                                                    <abstract><p>This paper, framed as a seminar summary, explores the evolution, theoretical mechanisms, and clinical feasibility of electroanesthesia (EA)—a method involving transcranial electrical current to induce general anesthesia. The article covers foundational theories such as the Meyer-Overton Lipid Solubility Theory and Quastel’s Metabolic Theory, suggesting that anesthetic agents suppress neural sensitivity via membrane permeability and synaptic transmission interference. Experimental animal data highlight EA’s advantages: rapid induction and recovery, minimal physiological disruption, and histological safety confirmed via EEG and EMG studies. Although EA is not yet standardized for human use, literature reports several successful applications. Challenges like laryngospasm and muscle tension are shown to be manageable through optimized techniques and electrode positioning. The study concludes that EA offers promising potential as a physiologically safe and controllable anesthetic modality.</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>anestezi</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  mekanik</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  klinik</kwd>
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                                                    <kwd>anestezi</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  mekanik</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  klinik</kwd>
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