The effect of nitrous oxide on the performance of psychomotor tests
Anaesthesia September 1, 1995 E. W. S. Cheam, D.P. Dob, A M Skelly et al. 13 citations
The effect of different nitrous oxide concentrations on the performance of psychomotor tests (inspection time, tapping frequency, critical flicker fusion, picture memory and time sense) was investigated in seven healthy volunteers. The results show a dose-related impairment of memory, a reduction in tapping frequency and an increase in inspection time. A paradoxical increase in critical...