Hospitalization and cognitive decline: Can the nature of the relationship be deciphered?

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 465-480

  Mathews, Sarah B ^a   Arnold, Steven E ^a   Epperson, C Neill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive decline; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; LAMOTRIGINE; MEMANTINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; STEROID; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDLINE; MENTAL PATIENT; MENTAL STRESS; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM; RISK FACTOR; SHORT PORTABLE MENTAL STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE; STEROID THERAPY; STRESS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPLICATION; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

COGNITION DISORDERS; CRITICAL CARE; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84901634567     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2012.08.012     Document Type: Article

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