A Vanderbilt study published in the iNew England Journal of Medicine/i reveals that patients treated in intensive care units across the globe are often leaving with deficits similar to those seen in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) that persists for at least a year. The study, led by members of Vanderbilt's ICU Delirium and Cognitive Impairment Group, found that 74 percent of the 821 patients studied, all adults with ...Sunday 6 October 2013
Long-Term Cognitive Impairment is Very Common Following Critical Illness
A Vanderbilt study published in the iNew England Journal of Medicine/i reveals that patients treated in intensive care units across the globe are often leaving with deficits similar to those seen in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) that persists for at least a year. The study, led by members of Vanderbilt's ICU Delirium and Cognitive Impairment Group, found that 74 percent of the 821 patients studied, all adults with ...
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