Low Pre-Existing Gray Matter Volume in the Medial Temporal Lobe and White Matter Lesions Are Associated with Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction after Cardiac Surgery

OBJECTIVES: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is recognized as a complication in the elderly after cardiac surgery. Imaging of the brain provides evidence of neurodegeneration in elderly patients; however, abnormalities in brain structure and their relation to POCD are uncertain. This pilot...

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Autores principales: Maekawa, Kengo, Baba, Tomoko, Otomo, Sumi, Morishita, Shoji, Tamura, Nobushige
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3903674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24475280
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087375

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3903674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24475280
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087375

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