Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2017

Cognitive impairment in critically ill

Arun K Valsan, Vk Sashindran, Suman Pramanik

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 Survivors of critical illness often suffer from development of new or presumed exacerbation of baseline neurological dysfunctions unrelated to their primary illness.1,16,17 These events are inadequately characterised and their quantification has been difficult due to limitations imposed by lack of clarity about its epidemiology and pathophysiology. Neurocognitive impairment is increasingly recognized as a prevalent, important, neglected and potentially modifiable outcome among survivors of critically ill patients. It is estimated that close to 5million patients are being managed in an ICU setting annually in the US alone.2 Data from developing world is not forthcoming. This study was undertaken to study cognitive impairment in critically ill patients admitted to Intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital. The study aimed to assess prevalence of neurocognitive impairment in critically ill, ascertain the spectrum of neurocognitive impairment in critically ill patients and to determine risk factors associated with development of neurocognitive dysfunction. We also wanted to determine the delayed sequelae of neurocognitive impairment in the critically ill.

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Arun K Valsan, VK Sashindran, Suman Pramanik, Cognitive impairment in critically ill, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾2 | February‾2017


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