Association of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) with diagnosis of delirium in oncology inpatients

Association of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) with diagnosis of delirium in oncology inpatients

Objective:To evaluate brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) blood levels as disease biomarkers of delirium in oncology inpatients.Methods:Seventeen oncology inpatients with delirium, 28 oncology inpatients without delirium, and 25 non-oncology controls (caregiv...

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Main Authors: Cristiano Brum, Laura Stertz, Ericksen Borba, Danielle Rumi, Flávio Kapczinski, Analuiza Camozzato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2015-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Cancer
delirium
tumor necrosis factor-α
brain-derived neurotrophic factor
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