Pathogenesis and treatment of post-operative cognitive dysfunction

Cognitive disorders common in the post-operative period, are the post-operative delirium (POD) and the post- operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) does not mention POCD as a separate disease entity, and thus little is known about the...

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Main Authors: Maria Pappa, Nikolaos Theodosiadis, Andreas Tsounis, Pavlos Sarafis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Electronic Physician 2017-02-01
Series:Electronic Physician
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5410904/