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APOE and cytokines as biological markers for recovery of prevalent delirium in elderly medical inpatients.
International journal of geriatric psychiatry - 1 Jul 2007
Adamis Dimitrios, Treloar Adrian, Martin Finbarr C, Gregson Norman, Hamilton Gillian, Macdonald Alastair J D
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BACKGROUND: Delirium frequently occurs in the context of infection and other inflammatory conditions associated with elevated levels of cytokines. Cytokines used therapeutically can induce symptoms of delirium as an adverse effect. We hypothesized that a causal relationship might exist between delirium and cytokine production during illness. Further, we speculated that the APOE genotype of patients might...
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