Hippocampal volume reduction in elderly patients at risk for postoperative cognitive dysfunction

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 487-492

  Chen, Ming Hua ^a   Liao, Yan ^a   Rong, Peng Fei ^a   Hu, Rong ^a   Lin, Guo Xin ^a   Ouyang, Wen ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aged; Cognitive disorders; Hippocampus; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE;

AGED; ANESTHESIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84882691150     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-012-1548-6     Document Type: Article

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