Differential effects of delirium on fluid and crystallized cognitive abilities

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-158

  Brown, Laura J E ^a,b   Ferner, Harriet S ^a   Robertson, Jennie ^a   Mills, Nicholas L ^c   Pessotto, Renzo ^d   Deary, Ian J ^a   MacLullich, Alasdair M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognition; Delirium; Dementia; Neuropsychological tests; Psychogeriatrics; Reading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NATIONAL ADULT READING TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; READING; STROOP TEST;

EID: 79551607012     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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