Clinical and Neuroimaging Correlates of Post-Transplant Delirium.

Delirium is common among adults undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT), although the clinical and neuroimaging correlates of post-HCT delirium have not been adequately delineated. We therefore examined the frequency of delirium and neuroimaging correlates of post-transplant delirium in a retrospective cohort of 115 adults undergoing neuroimaging after allogeneic HCT. Delirium was established using previously validated methods for retrospective identification of chart-assessed postprocedural delirium. Chart reviews were independently conducted by a multidisciplinary team with expertise in HCT, psychiatry, and psychology on consecutive allogeneic HCT patients who underwent neuroimaging assessments and transplantation at a single center between January 2009 and December 2016. Neuroimaging markers of white matter damage and brain volume loss were also recorded. In total, 115 patients were included, ranging in age from 20 to 74 years (mean [SD] age, 49 [13]). Fifty-three patients (46%) developed post-HCT delirium. In an adjusted model, delirium incidence was associated with older age (odds ratio [OR], 1.92 [1.28, 2.87] per decade, P = .002), greater severity of white matter hyperintensities (OR, 1.95 [1.06, 3.57], P = .031), and conditioning intensity (OR, 6.37 [2.20, 18.45], P < .001) but was unrelated to cortical atrophy (P = .777). Delirium was associated with fewer hospital-free days (P = .023) but was not associated with overall survival (hazard ratio, 0.95 [0.56, 1.61], P = .844). Greater incidence of delirium following HCT was associated with greater age, microvascular burden, and conditioning intensity. Pre-HCT consideration of microvascular burden and other neuroimaging biomarkers of risk may be warranted.

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Author Taewoong Choi Medicine, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy

Author Cristina Gasparetto Medicine, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy

Author Mitchell Eric Horwitz Medicine, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy

Author Gwynn Douglas Long Medicine, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy

Author Richard D Lopez Medicine, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy

Author Stefanie Sarantopoulos Medicine, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy

Author Nelson Jen An Chao Medicine, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy

Author Anthony D Sung Medicine, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy

Author Keith Michael Sullivan Medicine, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy