Definition and application of neuropsychological test battery to evaluate postoperative cognitive dysfunction

Objective To investigate the adequacy of the neuropsychological test battery proposed by the International Study of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction to evaluate this disorder in Brazilian elderly patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia. Methods A neuropsychological assessment was mad...

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Main Authors: Lívia Stocco Sanches Valentin, Ricardo Pietrobon, Wagner de Aguiar Junior, Ruth Pinto Camarão Rios, Mariane Galzerano Stahlberg, Iolanda Valois Galvão de Menezes, Kátia Osternack-Pinto, Maria José Carvalho Carmona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082015000100005&lng=en&tlng=en