medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 17, 2024
Abstract
Background
Postoperative
delirium
may
be
mediated
by
perioperative
systemic-
and
neuro-inflammation.
By
inhibiting
the
pro-inflammatory
actions
of
plasmin,
tranexamic
acid
(TXA)
decrease
postoperative
delirium.
To
explore
this
hypothesis,
we
modified
an
ongoing
randomised
trial
TXA,
adding
measures
delirium,
cognitive
function,
systemic
cytokines,
astrocyte
activation.
Methods
Adults
undergoing
elective
posterior
lumbar
fusion
randomly
received
intraoperative
intravenous
TXA
(n=43:
10
mg
kg
-1
loading
dose,
2
h
infusion)
or
Placebo
(n=40).
Blood
was
collected
pre-
at
24
post-operatively
(n=32)
for
biomarkers
inflammation
(cytokines)
activation
(S100B).
Participants
had
twice
daily
assessments
using
3-minute
diagnostic
interview
Confusion
Assessment
Method
(n=65).
underwent
4
function
preoperatively
during
post-discharge
follow-up.
Results
Delirium
incidence
in
group
(7/32=22%)
not
significantly
less
than
(11/33=33%);
P
=0.408,
absolute
difference=11%,
relative
difference=33%,
effect
size
=
−0.258
(95%
CI
−0.744
to
0.229).
In
(n=16),
severity
associated
with
number
instrumented
vertebral
levels
(
=0.001)
interleukin
−8
−10
concentrations
=0.00008
=0.005,
respectively)
these
associations
were
TXA.
group,
S100B
concentration
=0.0009)
strength
association
decreased
=0.002).
Conclusions
A
potential
33%
justifies
adequately
powered
clinical
determine
if
decreases
adults
fusion.
Alzheimer s & Dementia,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
20(1), P. 511 - 524
Published: Sept. 11, 2023
Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Post‐operative
delirium
(POD)
is
associated
with
increased
morbidity
and
mortality
but
bereft
of
treatments,
largely
due
to
our
limited
understanding
the
underlying
pathophysiology.
We
hypothesized
that
reflects
a
disturbance
in
cortical
connectivity
leads
altered
predictions
sensory
environment.
METHODS
High‐density
electroencephalogram
recordings
during
an
oddball
auditory
roving
paradigm
were
collected
from
131
patients.
Dynamic
causal
modeling
(DCM)
analysis
facilitated
inference
about
neuronal
inhibition–excitation
dynamics
auditory‐evoked
responses.
RESULTS
Mismatch
negativity
amplitudes
smaller
patients
POD.
DCM
showed
was
decreased
left‐sided
superior
temporal
gyrus
(l‐STG)
cortex
feedback
connectivity.
Feedback
also
negatively
correlated
severity
systemic
inflammation.
Increased
inhibition
l‐STG,
consequent
decreases
feed‐forward
feed‐back
connectivity,
occurred
for
tones
delirium.
DISCUSSION
Delirium
possibly
resulting
intrinsic
inhibitory
tone.
Highlights
amplitude
reduced
Patients
postoperative
had
feedforward
before
surgery.
diminished
left‐side
left
primary
area
inversely
inflammation
severity.
Anesthesia & Analgesia,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 19, 2025
Postoperative
neurocognitive
disorders
(PNDs)
are
frequent
and
serious
perioperative
complications
in
the
elderly,
associated
with
increased
morbidity
mortality,
length
of
hospital
stay,
need
for
long-term
care.
At
present,
pathogenesis
PND
is
not
completely
clear,
there
various
risk
factors
including
surgical
trauma
stress
mediating
systemic
inflammation
towards
neuroinflammation
development
which
causes
brain
structural
functional
changes
namely
PND.
For
elderly
patients,
neurological
monitoring
may
provide
insights
into
function
status.
Monitoring
also
help
clinicians
identify
potential
risks
would
ultimately
allow
timely
effective
intervention
better
safety
prognosis
patients.
In
this
review,
we
summarize
mechanisms
PND,
discuss
preliminary
evidence
regarding
application
electroencephalography,
near-infrared
spectroscopy,
magnetic
resonance,
positron
emission
tomography
imaging
central
nervous
system
during
postoperative
period.
Frontiers in Aging,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
6
Published: March 25, 2025
Introduction:
We
performed
the
retrospective
study
to
investigate
relationship
between
preoperative
arterial
blood
lactate
level
and
postoperative
delirium
(POD)
in
Parkinson's
disease
(PD)
patients
undergoing
deep
brain
stimulation
(DBS)
surgery.
Methods:
Perioperative
data
of
DBS
surgery
under
total
intravenous
anesthesia
were
collected
study.
In
addition,
mini-mental
state
exam
score
for
assessing
cognitive
function
confusion
assessment
method
perioperative
PD
collected.
The
POD
was
analyzed
using
binary
logistic
regression
analysis.
Results:
A
156
included,
whom
29
(17.6%)
developed
POD.
Multivariable
analysis
showed
that
independently
associated
with
regarding
continuous
variable
[odds
ratio
(OR)
=
12.46,
95%
confidence
interval
(CI)=3.12–49.71,
P<0.001]
or
categorical
(OR=
3.58,
CI
=1.20–10.65,
P=0.022
lactate≥1.41).
Receiver
operating
characteristic
curve
a
significant
predictive
biomarker
POD,
an
area
0.708(95%CI=0.606–0.809,
P<0.05).
Subgroup
indicated
high
levels
independent
risk
factor
after
(OR=10.71,95%CI=1.17–97.87,
P=0.036)
female
patients.
Discussion:
Preoperative
is
disease.
Brain Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6(5)
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Abstract
Delirium
is
a
common
and
acute
neurocognitive
disorder
in
older
adults
associated
with
increased
risk
of
dementia
death.
Understanding
the
interaction
between
brain
vulnerability
stressors
key
to
delirium
pathophysiology,
but
neurophysiology
not
well
defined.
This
study
aimed
identify
pre-operative
resting-state
EEG
event-related
potential
markers
incident
its
subtypes
undergoing
elective
cardiac
procedures.
prospective
observational
included
58
participants
(mean
age
=
75.6
years,
SD
7.1;
46
male/12
female);
COVID-19
restrictions
limited
recruitment.
Baseline
assessments
were
conducted
weeks
before
procedures
4-min
recording
(2-min
eyes
open
2-min
closed),
5-min
frequency
auditory
oddball
paradigm
recording,
cognitive
depression
examinations.
Periodic
peak
power,
bandwidth
measures,
aperiodic
offsets
exponents
derived
from
data.
Event-related
potentials
measured
as
mean
component
amplitudes
(first
positive
component,
first
negative
early
third
mismatch
negativity)
following
standard
deviant
stimuli.
Incident
occurred
21
participants:
10
hypoactive,
6
mixed,
5
hyperactive.
hyperactive
was
higher
(P
0.045,
d
1.0)
closed
0.036,
offsets.
mixed
significantly
larger
deviants
0.037,
standards
0.025,
0.041,
0.9).
Other
statistically
non-significant
moderate-to-large
effects
observed
relation
all
subtypes.
We
report
evidence
neurophysiological
prior
adults.
Despite
being
underpowered
due
COVID-19–related
recruitment
impacts,
these
findings
indicate
dysfunction
neural
excitation/inhibition
balance
different
warrant
further
investigation
on
scale.
British Journal of Anaesthesia,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 1, 2024
Systemic
inflammation
after
heart
valve
replacement
surgery
commonly
results
in
complications
including
cognitive
impairment.
This
study
was
designed
to
investigate
whether
valvular
disease
itself
and
affects
cognition
the
related
functional
connectivity
(FC)
of
hippocampal
memory
network.