Diabetes, but Not Hypertension and Obesity, Is Associated with Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction.

CONCLUSION: Diabetes, but not obesity or hypertension, is associated with increased POCD risk. Consideration of diabetes status may be helpful for risk assessment of surgical patients.
PMID: 30326480 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - October 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord Source Type: research