1. Postoperative delirium portends descent to dementia
A. Aranake-Chrisinger, M.S. Avidan 
British Journal of Anaesthesia 
Volume 119, Issue 2, Pages (August 2017)
DOI: /bja/aex126
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2. Fig 1
Illustration of the cognitive ability of four hypothetical patients. All four show some degree of cognitive deterioration over the years. LOC, level of consciousness; NCD, neurocognitive disorder; POD, postoperative delirium. Patient 1 has sub-clinical preoperative cognitive decline, suffers postoperative delirium and has relative postoperative cognitive improvement. Patient 2 has sub-clinical preoperative cognitive decline, suffers postoperative delirium and postoperatively follows the predicted cognitive trajectory. Patient 3 has minimal preoperative cognitive decline, suffers postoperative delirium and has accelerated postoperative cognitive decline. Patient 4 has minimal preoperative cognitive decline, does not suffer postoperative delirium and has minimal postoperative cognitive decline.
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