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Table 3 Values of NSE (ng/mL) and S100B (μg/L) and DRS-R-98 scores during delirium in different subtypes.*

From: Markers of cerebral damage during delirium in elderly patients with hip fracture

 

Hyperactive

Mixed

Hypoactive

p-value

NSE – number

11

8

4

 

N (%) > 12.5

4 (36)

4 (50)

1 (25)

0.68

Mean (SD)

12.2 (3.8)

14.3 (5.5)

11.0 (2.8)

0.41

S100B – number

17

12

4

 

N (%) > 0.10

13 (77)

11 (92)

3 (75)

0.54

Median (IQR)

0.17 (0.10–0.21)

0.23 (0.11–0.32)

0.12 (0.09–0.54)

0.43

DRS-R-98†

19

20

18

0.25

  1. IQR: inter-quartile-range; DRS-R-98: Delirium Rating Scale-R-98.
  2. *Subtype is specified in 34 delirious patients; one patient did not meet the criteria of any of the subtypes; specification of the subtype was missing for 23 delirious patients; of five patients no blood sample was taken during delirium.
  3. †DRS-R-98 score is specified in 29 of the patients with known subtype.
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BMC Neurology

ISSN: 1471-2377

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