Neopterin and mini-mental state examination scores in delirium: New insights?

J Cancer Res Ther

Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Published: April 2020

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_383_17DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

neopterin mini-mental
4
mini-mental state
4
state examination
4
examination scores
4
scores delirium
4
delirium insights?
4
neopterin
1
state
1
examination
1
scores
1

Similar Publications

Background: Brain tissue in Alzheimer's patients is exposed to oxidative stress. Silymarin is an adjunct drug that has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of silymarin on biomarkers of oxidative stress, inflammation, and disease severity in Alzheimer's patients.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Knock-on effect of periodontitis to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease?

Wien Klin Wochenschr

September 2020

Division of Biological Chemistry, Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Innrain 80, 4th Floor, Room M04-313, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.

Background: Alzheimer's disease has chronic inflammatory components, which can be enhanced by systemic immune activation resulting in inflammation or vice versa. There is growing evidence that chronic periodontitis drives systemic inflammation and finally Alzheimer's disease. Thus, a link might exist between oral pathogens and Alzheimer's disease.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Introduction: Circulating tryptophan (Trp) and its downstream metabolites, the kynurenines, are potentially neuroactive. Consequently, they could be associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms and cognitive prognosis in patients with dementia.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess associations between circulating kynurenines, cognitive prognosis, and neuropsychiatric symptoms.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Postoperative delirium is described as one of the most common complications for elderly patients with unknown pathophysiological pathways. In this present study, we analyzed the clinical and biochemical parameters in elderly patients with or without a delirium after open abdominal surgery to investigate the possible predicative factors for a delirium.

Materials And Methods: Patients aged ≥60 years scheduled to undergo elective gastrointestinal tumor resection via laparotomy from July 2012 to June 2015 were enrolled in this study.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!