Simple prevention strategies can lessen postoperative delirium after orthopedic surgery

A new study has found that a simple screening tool can identify patients at risk of postoperative delirium (POD) after orthopedic surgery, and a prevention program can help improve staff education and outcomes.

Veterans at higher risk of sleep behavior disorders

Veterans with a history of PTSD or traumatic brain injury may be at higher risk of REM sleep behavior disorders.

Blood-brain barrier imaging could predict disease progression in bipolar

MRI data show that blood-brain barrier leakage is associated with multiple comorbidities and symptom severity.

CBT and antidepressants have similar costs for major depressive disorder

But after 5 years of treatment, CBT appears to be more cost-effective.

Fluoxetine tied to lower obsessive-compulsive scores among children with ASDs

Fluoxetine appeared to lower scores for obsessive-compulsive behaviors among a group of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), but the positive finding fell apart during multiple secondary analyses, Dinah S. Reddihough, MD, and colleagues have...

Schizophrenia patients have ‘aberrant’ response to Epstein-Barr

Individuals with schizophrenia appear to express atypical proportions of antibodies to the virus.

Universal ASD screening is feasible, but M-CHAT/F underperforms

M-CHAT/F accuracy was low, especially for children of color and those from lower-income households.

Prevalence of developmental disabilities up significantly since 2009

Increase among children aged 3-17 years may be related to improved awareness and access to care.

Sensitive, responsive parenting improves child language skills

The association was stronger among families with lower socioeconomic status than among those with middle or high socioeconomic status.

Inflammatory markers may start in later stages of bipolar disorder

Interleukin-6, IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA), and tumor necrosis factor–alpha (TNF-alpha) activity was associated with inflammation and neurodegeneration in patients with chronic bipolar disorder, according to Sercan Karabulut, MD, of Kepez State Hospital in Antalya, Turkey,...

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