Perioperative delirium and its relationship to dementia

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 108-115

  Silverstein, Jeffrey H ^a,b   Deiner, Stacie G ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OUTCOMES RESEARCH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Long term cognitive impairment; Postoperative cognitive dysfunction; Postoperative delirium

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFUSION; DEMENTIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROTOXICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANESTHESIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84872477211     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: 18784216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2012.11.005     Document Type: Review

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