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Insulin-Like Growth Factor I and the Pathogenesis of Delirium: A Review of Current Evidence

Delirium is a frequent complication in medically ill elderly patients that is associated with serious adverse outcomes including increased mortality. Delirium risk is linked to older age, dementia, and illness that involves activation of inflammatory responses. IGF-I is increasingly postulated as a...

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Autores principales: Adamis, Dimitrios, Meagher, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3134253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21766035
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/951403