The relationship between delirium duration, white matter integrity and cognitive impairment in intensive care unit survivors as determined by diffusion tensor imaging. Critical care medicine, Vol. 40(7), p.2182-9.
Morandi, A., et al.
http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2012/07000/The_relationship_between_delirium_duration,_white.23.aspx
Evidence is emerging that delirium duration is a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment in intensive care unit survivors. Relationships between 1) delirium duration and brain white matter integrity, and 2) white matter integrity and long-term cognitive impairment are poorly understood and could be explored using magnetic resonance imaging.
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