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Brain Behav Immun Health
February 2025
School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute & Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Delirium is a highly prevalent neuropsychiatric syndrome characterised by acute and fluctuating impairments in attention and cognition. Mechanisms driving delirium are poorly understood but it has been suggested that blood cytokines and chemokines cross the blood brain barrier during delirium, directly impairing brain function. It is not known whether these molecules reach higher brain levels when the blood cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB) is impaired.
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January 2025
Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Background: Various factors contribute to postoperative delirium (POD) in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgeries. Sarcopenia was defined as the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength associated with aging. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of POD and sarcopenia in geriatric patients undergoing hip fracture surgeries and to investigate the correlation between preoperative sarcopenia and POD.
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January 2025
CH Saint Joseph et Saint Luc. Lyon, France.
Due to the aging population, focusing on healthy aging has become a global priority. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and frailty, characterized by increased vulnerability to adverse stress and health events, interact synergistically in advanced age. In older adults, hip fractures are a frequent dramatic "life-transition" event.
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January 2025
Resistant Schizophrenia Consultation, Hospital Júlio de Matos, Unidade Local de Saúde São José, Centro Clínico Académico de L, Lisboa, Portugal.
Finsterer J, Marques JG. Continuous Infusion of Propofol or Dexmedetomidine should not be the First Choice to Prevent Postoperative Delirium after Hip Fracture. Indian J Crit Care Med 2025;29(1):86-87.
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January 2025
Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Ekkapat G, Chokengarmwong N. Author Response: Continuous Infusion of Propofol or Dexmedetomidine should not be the First Choice to Prevent Postoperative Delirium in Patients after Hip Fracture. Indian J Crit Care Med 2025;29(1):88-89.
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