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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
8771
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1991-10-30
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The cause of postoperative delirium is unknown. In 7 patients with postcardiotomy delirium (6 men, 1 woman; mean age 67 years), we observed a plasma concentration of tryptophan and a plasma tryptophan ratio significantly lower than in 8 non-delirious postoperative control patients. We suggest that the mental symptoms of postcardiotomy delirium are the consequence of a reduced cerebral tryptophan availability due to a catabolic state.
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| pubmed:commentsCorrections | |
| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Oct
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| pubmed:issn |
0140-6736
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:day |
5
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| pubmed:volume |
338
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
851-2
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:1681217-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:1681217-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:1681217-Cardiac Surgical Procedures,
pubmed-meshheading:1681217-Delirium,
pubmed-meshheading:1681217-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:1681217-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:1681217-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:1681217-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:1681217-Tryptophan
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| pubmed:year |
1991
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Is postoperative delirium related to reduced plasma tryptophan?
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Psychiatry, Dijkzigt Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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