But at a meeting held Thursday to discuss the issue, US Food and Drug Administration scientists said they have no evidence that anaesthesia and sedation drugs can cause brain damage in children, the Associated Press reported.

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"A safety signal has been identified in animals for many drugs used to provide sedation and anaesthesia. This database is growing. The relevance of the animal findings to paediatric patients is unknown," Dr Arthur Simone, an FDA medical officer, told experts at the meeting.

An FDA study published this month in the journal Anaesthesia & Analgesia said the drugs can lead to subtle, prolonged changes in behaviour - including learning and memory problems - in rats and other laboratory animals, the AP reported. – (HealthDayNews)

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