Typ av demens relaterad till övriga sjukdomar och tidigare genomgången anestesi/kirurgi
En retrospektiv pilotstudie
Co morbidityDementiaAnaesthesiaPost operative cognitive dysfunctionCognitive symptomsDemensDemenssjukaNeurologyNeuropsychologyNeurophysiologyNeurologiNeuropsykologiNeurofysiologiPsychiatryClinical psychologyPsychosomaticsPsykiatriKlinisk psykologiPsykosomatikPsychologyPsykologiMedicine and Health SciencesSocial Sciences
This retrospective study reviews and investigates type of dementia, related to co morbidity, symptoms of dementia, previus anaesthesia/surgery, intraoperative events and postoperative cognitive symptoms. The patient co morbidity was compared to occurrence in an age-matched population of 1095 individuals. Fifty-two patients with different types of dementia participated. Data was collected from patient journals.Compared to population, heredity for dementia, heart insufficiency, hypertension, depression and B12- deficiency was more frequent in the patients. B12- deficiency was common in vascular dementias and "burn-out syndrome" in early-onset AD. Twenty-four patients had previous anaesthesia, a subgroup of 8 patients complained of cognitive dysfunction related to surgery. Affect instability was higher in this group compared to non-surgery patients. There were few indications of adverse anaesthesia/surgery related events.