Improving post-intensive care unit neuropsychiatric outcomes: Understanding cognitive effects of physical activity

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 186, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1220-1228

  Hopkins, Ramona O ^a,b   Suchyta, Mary R ^b,c   Farrer, Thomas J ^a   Needham, Dale ^d  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive outcome; Critical illness; Depression; Early mobility; Physical rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

AGING; ANGIOGENESIS; AWARENESS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MOBILIZATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DELIRIUM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NEUROGENESIS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRIMATES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RATS;

EID: 84871755355     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201206-1022CP     Document Type: Review

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