Why the study?
Diagnosis of post-operative cognitive dysfunction depends on perioperative cognitive evaluation, for which neuropsychological tests are the more popular and accepted method.
This review summarizes the characteristics, development, and applications of various neuropsychological tests used to evaluate post-operative cognitive dysfunction.
Characterizes POCD features in elderly surgical patients; leaves open targeted prevention strategies pending higher-level evidence.
Post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a neurological complication that relatively frequently occurs in older people after anesthesia/surgery, with varying durations and significant differences in the severity of cognitive impairment. POCD is mainly characterized by memory loss mostly without consciousness disorders, accompanied by abnormal emotions, behaviors, and language, mostly without consciousness disorder. The clinical performance of POCD lacks specificity but can reflect the severity of cognitive impairment in patients. The diagnosis of POCD cannot be separated from the evaluation of perioperative cognitive function of patients, and the more popular and accepted method is neuropsychological tests (NPTs).
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