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Tuesday, 10 July 2012

The relationship between delirium duration, white matter integrity and cognitive impairment in intensive care unit survivors

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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