Perivascular spaces visible on magnetic resonance imaging predict subsequent delirium in older patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It remains unknown whether perivascular spaces (PVS) are associated with delirium in older hospitalized patients. We aimed to determine the association between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-visible PVS and the risk of delirium in a cohort of older patients.

Methods

We consecutively recruited older patients (≥70 years) admitted to the Geriatric Department of West China Hospital between March 2016 and July 2017, and their imaging data within one year before admission were reviewed retrospectively. PVS was rated on axial T2-weighted images in the basal ganglia (BG) and centrum semiovale (CS) using the validated semiquantitative 4-point ordinal scale. Delirium was screened within 24 h of admission and three times daily thereafter, using the confusion assessment met

SUBMITTER: Song Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9340666 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature