[Cognitive impairment as a predictor of functional decline after hospitalization: DECOFIRH Study].

CONCLUSIONS: In this small sample size, almost a third of older patients, without major comorbidities or neurological disorders, admitted to a general hospital showed an informant-based suggestion of cognitive impairment previously undiagnosed. Functional impairment affects almost a quarter of these patients three months after admission.
PMID: 29071699 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Revista de Neurologia - October 28, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: de Alboniga-Chindurza A, Anciones C, Acebron F, Ibanez D, Roiz-Rey P, Perez-Torre P, Garcia-Ribas G Tags: Rev Neurol Source Type: research