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Actas Luso Esp Neurol Psiquiatr Cienc Afines
; 26(4): 273-6, 1998.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9807862
ABSTRACT
CLINICAL OBSERVATION: A 67-year-old female patient operated of a severe aortic esthenosis with extracorporeal circulation during cardiac surgery, developed psychiatric disturbances with excitement and delirium, being necessary internamtient in a psychiatric ward, a month later. The evolution was right after neuroleptic treatment and nowdays she's assimptomatic. We review what is wrote about posteparative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), being this a tardive presentation case. We analize the definition, prevalence, etiology, pathofisiology, treatment and prevention since it is a reversible surgery complication but if it isn't early diagnosed and treated, its morbidity and mortality can be high.