Indication of Cognitive Change and Associated Risk Factor after Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly: A Pilot Study

Indication of Cognitive Change and Associated Risk Factor after Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly: A Pilot Study

Background: This pilot study investigated the effects of partial pulmonary lobectomy lung surgery on cognitive functions of elderly Japanese patients. It is recognized that elderly patients undergoing surgery have increased risk of Postoperative Cognitive Decline (POCD), a condition in which learnin...

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Main Authors: Kay Kulason, Rui Nouchi, Yasushi Hoshikawa, Masafumi Noda, Yoshinori Okada, Ryuta Kawashima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
POCD
mental health
GHQ
prevent
cognitive decline
thoracic
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00396/full

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