Brain injury biomarkers do not predict delirium in acutely ill older patients: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Delirium is a common, serious, and often preventable neuropsychiatric emergency mostly characterized by a disturbance in attention and awareness. Systemic insult and inflammation causing blood–brain-barrier (BBB) damage and glial and neuronal activation leading to more inflammation and cell...

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Main Authors: Júlio César Garcia de Alencar, Flávia Barreto Garcez, Agnes Araujo Sardinha Pinto, Lucas Oliveira Junqueira e Silva, Lucas de Moraes Soler, Shirley Steffany Muñoz Fernandez, Victor Van Vaisberg, Luz Marina Gomez Gomez, Sandra Maria Lima Ribeiro, Thiago Junqueira Avelino-Silva, Heraldo Possolo Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32070-0