A new study found that coronavirus may cause brain damage in survivors, even if they had a relatively mild case. It's unclear how long the symptoms will last or if the brain damage will be permanent, ...

Researchers have shown that when brain cells are directly exposed to blood taken from COVID-19 patients with delirium, there is an increase in cell death and a decrease in the generation of new brain ...

Coronavirus is linked to several neurological conditions, including stroke, delirium, nerve damage and a rare inflammatory brain condition that can be fatal, according to a new study. “We should be ...

Delirium is a sudden state of confusion that can make a person seem disoriented, agitated, or unusually quiet and withdrawn. It is a frequent and severe complication that appears in patients who have ...

Delirium is a type of confusion that develops suddenly—over the course of hours or days—and most commonly affects older adults who are hospitalized or in a long-term care facility. “We refer to ...

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered a new link between impaired brain energy metabolism and delirium - a disorienting and distressing disorder particularly common in the elderly and ...

Dr. Ely is an ICU physician at the VA and Vanderbilt Hospitals, Nashville TN. Dr. Lamas is an ICU physician at Harvard Medical Center, Boston MA. Over the past six months, we have learned COVID-19 is ...

Scientists have discovered a new link between impaired brain energy metabolism and delirium -- a disorienting and distressing disorder particularly common in the elderly and one that is currently ...

Neurological complications of Covid-19 can include delirium, brain inflammation, stroke and nerve damage, finds a new UCL and UCLH-led study. Published in the journal Brain, the research team ...

Playing cognitive games prior to surgery reduces the risk of postoperative delirium in older adults in a dose-dependent manner, new research suggests. Results of a randomized controlled trial show ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – New research shows playing brain games before surgery may lower the chances of a common but serious post-surgery complication for older adults. Sarah Sieling is grateful she can do ...

(BPT) – The “silver tsunami” of people 65 and older combined with the uptick in surgeries during the winter months is creating the perfect storm for a sometimes-overlooked issue — postoperative ...