Identifying an older patient who is at risk for post-operative cognitive dysfunction might be done in the blink of an eye—literally. Researchers at Duke Health found that a simple EEG measurement ...

Following a 2022 The Guardian article discussing cognitive changes that can arise after surgery, 84 comments were submitted and published online. More recently, researchers performed qualitative ...

Identifying an older patient who is at risk for post-operative cognitive dysfunction might be done in the blink of an eye – literally. Researchers at Duke Health found that a simple EEG measurement ...

Intranasal insulin may help reduce the incidence of postoperative delirium, cognitive dysfunction, and neuroinflammation in adults, a new meta-analysis suggests.

Post-operative cognitive dysfunction at three months after surgery is independent of the type of procedure or anesthetic, according to a report published in Anesthesia & Analgesia. The study, ...

Although there is a short-term risk of postoperative cognitive dysfunction after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), it seems to resolve by 1 year, according to the results of a small ...

A meta-analysis of studies exploring the links between diet quality and cognitive functioning in individuals aged 60 years and older revealed that those adhering to a healthy dietary pattern have 40% ...