Postoperative neurocognitive function and microembolus detection in patients undergoing neck dissection: A pilot study

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 417-424

  Leiendecker, Jörn ^a   Höcker, Jan ^a   Meybohm, Patrick ^a   Fudickar, Axel ^a   Bein, Berthold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Microembolus; Neck dissection; Neuropsychological examination; Postoperative neurocognitive dysfunction; Protein S100b; Transcranial Doppler

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S100B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; NECK DISSECTION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE NEUROCOGNITIVE DEFICIT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK DISSECTION; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; S100 PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 77953758048     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328336c633     Document Type: Article

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