A nationwide study of the long-term prevalence of dementia and its risk factors in the Swedish intensive care cohort
Abstract Background Developing dementia is feared by many for its detrimental effects on cognition and independence. Experimental and clinical evidence suggests that sepsis is a risk factor for the later development of dementia. We aimed to investigate whether intensive care-treated sepsis is an ind...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Critical Care |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03203-y |