Cerebrospinal Fluid S100B and Alzheimer ’s Disease Biomarkers in Hip Fracture Patients with Delirium

Conclusions: CSF S100B was elevated in patients with incident delirium who also had pathological levels of the Alzheimer disease biomarker P-tau, suggesting vulnerability caused by a preexisting process of astrocytic activation and tau pathology.Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord Extra 2017;7:374 –385
Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research