• Cerebrospinal fluid quinolinic acid is strongly associated with delirium and mortality in hip fracture patients 

      Watne, Leiv Otto; Pollmann, Christian Thomas; Neerland, Bjørn Erik; Quist-Paulsen, Else; Halaas, Nathalie Bodd; Idland, Ane-Victoria; Hassel, Bjørnar; Henjum, Kristi; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Frihagen, Frede; Ræder, Johan; Godø, Aasmund; Ueland, Per Magne; McCann, Adrian; Figved, Paul Wender; Selbæk, Geir; Zetterberg, Henrik; Fei Fang, Evandro; Myrstad, Marius; Giil, Lasse Melvær (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: The kynurenine pathway (KP) has been identified as a potential mediator linking acute illness to cognitive dysfunction by generating neuroactive metabolites in response to inflammation. Delirium (acute confusion) ...
    • Impaired glucose utilization in the brain of patients with delirium following hip fracture 

      Titlestad, Irit; Watne, Leiv; Caplan, Gideon A.; McCann, Adrian; Ueland, Per Magne; Neerland, Bjørn Erik; Myrstad, Marius; Halaas, Nathalie Bodd; Pollmann, Christian Thomas; Henjum, Kristi; Ranhoff, Anette Hylen; Solberg, Lene Bergendal; Figved, Wender; Cunningham, Colm; Melvær, Giil Lasse (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Alterations in brain energy metabolism have long been proposed as one of several neurobiological processes contributing to delirium. This is supported by previous findings of altered CSF lactate and neuron-specific enolase ...