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  • Neuroscience
  • Nutritional Science

Background:

  • Delirium is an acute cognitive disorder with significant morbidity and mortality.
  • Understanding the multifactorial causes of delirium is crucial for effective diagnosis and treatment.

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  • To review the biological roles of key nutrients (thiamine, niacin, folic acid, cobalamin, antioxidants, lipids, glucose, water).
  • To explore the implications of nutrient deficiencies or excesses in the development of delirium.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on nutrition and cognition.
  • Analysis of the relationship between nutrient status and delirium pathophysiology.

Main Results:

  • Current knowledge linking nutrition to delirium is limited, with many studies focusing on dementia.
  • Nutritional imbalances can induce pathophysiological changes in neuronal tissue similar to those seen in delirium.
  • Specific nutrient imbalances (e.g., B vitamins, antioxidants, glucose, water, lipids) are implicated.

Conclusions:

  • Nutritional status and specific nutrients may predispose individuals to or directly cause delirium.
  • Restoring nutritional balance can lead to the resolution of delirium.
  • Further research is needed to fully elucidate the role of nutrition in delirium.