Study: Brain Problems Can Linger Months After ICU Stay

Published October 10, 2013

Study: Brain problems can linger months after ICU stay
“The longer you are delirious, the more likely you are to have long-term cognitive impairment that looks like Alzheimer's disease or traumatic brain injury,” Dr Wes Ely of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, told Reuters …
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Larry Trettenero: Volunteering helps both giver and the receiver
Mental Health America of Middle Tennessee focuses on suicide prevention, Alzheimer's support, domestic violence recovery, managing bullies and more. The agency is seeking someone to answer the agency's help-line on Fridays for four-six hours.
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TN reports higher number of babies born dependent on drugs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Recent data shows that in just over nine months this year, more babies in Tennessee have been born dependent on drugs their mothers took during pregnancy than in all of 2011. According to the Tennessee Health Department, by the …
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