Paper of the Year

Dr. Michael, Devinney, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Duke, has been awarded the International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Perioperative Cognition and Delirium PIA Paper of the Year.

The publication evaluates blood brain barrier dysfunction as a potential mechanism underlying delirium, which may shed light on the link between delirium episodes and subsequent risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

Devinney MJ, Wong MK, Wright MC, Marcantonio ER, Terrando N, Browndyke JN, Whitson HE, Cohen HJ, Nackley AG, Klein ME, Ely EW, Mathew JP, Berger M; MADCO-PC and INTUIT Study Teams. Role of Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Delirium following Non-cardiac Surgery in Older Adults. Ann Neurol. 2023 Dec;94(6):1024-1035. doi: 10.1002/ana.26771. Epub 2023 Sep 25. PMID: 37615660; PMCID: PMC10841407.