Posts Tagged ‘Mini-Mental State Examination’
Cardiac Surgery Can Impact Long-term Cognitive Functioning, Suggesting Need for Monitoring and Rehab
Post-Op Delirium’s Toll on Mental Function May Linger: Study (US News): “Delirium after cardiac surgery has been thought of as a brief, reversible condition, but new research is suggesting that [mental] recovery for some people may take much longer than thought, and that there are long-term cognitive consequences,” said study co-lead author Jane Saczynski,
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Hospitalization Linked to More Cognitive Decline in Elderly (Medscape): — “Older adults have a 2.4‑fold increase in the rate of cognitive decline after hospitalization, an increased risk that persisted after adjustment for severity of illness and length of hospital stay, according to a new study.”
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