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Keep this study
Lead
University Health Network, Toronto
Age
65–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
\>65 yrs of age
Male or female
Scheduled to undergo urologic procedures (e.g., transurethral resection of prostate, transurethral resection of bladder tumor), orthopedic (e.g., total knee replacement, total hip replacement) general (e.g., femoral hernia repair, lower abdominal surgery) or vascular surgery procedures (e.g. lower limb reperfusion amputations) and qualifies to be randomized to receive either local (spinal) or general anesthetic
You may not be if
Diagnosis of severe dementia
Diagnosis of any other significant neurological disease such as Parkinson's, multi-infarct dementia, Huntington's disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, brain tumor, progressive supranuclear palsy, seizure disorder, subdural hematoma, multiple sclerosis, or history of significant head trauma followed by persistent neurologic defaults or known structural brain or spinal abnormalities.
