Ben Julian A. Palanca, MD, PhD, MSc

The Posterior Dominant Rhythm: A Proof-of-Principle Study Whether it is an Electroencephalographic Biomarker for Tracking Delirium Onset and Recovery

Contributed by Ben Julian A. Palanca, MD, PhD, MSc, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; Affiliated Faculty, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University; Director, Sleepy Brain Lab Predictive biomarkers for prognosticating delirium onset and severity are needed for targeting interventions that may prevent delirium onset. […]

C. Adrian Austin, MD, MSCR

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Use and Delirium Occurrence in the ICU

Contributed by C. Adrian Austin, MD, MSCR, Divisions of Geriatric Medicine and Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC Anxiety, depression and ICU delirium may be linked.1 Approximately 10% of the U.S. population takes an antidepressant, most commonly a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).2 It remains […]