Altered brain glucose metabolism as a mechanism for delirium?

Welcome to the 16th episode of The Brain Podcast - the official podcast of the journals Brain and Brain Communications. 

We are very excited to feature a January issue Brain article, where we speak with senior author Dr Lasse M Giil entitled:  Impaired glucose utilization in the brain of patients with delirium following hip fracture

Delirium is a common condition with significant impact on patient outcome. This episode discussed potential intrinsic brain mechanisms that may underly delirium. The team explores the evidence that delirium is more than just a systemic process that extends into the brain but may involve pathophysiological alterations of brain function. Listen to how this may change clinical practice. 

Check out the full article on the Brain website: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awad296

This episode was co-hosted by Andreas Themistocleous and Michael David,  edited and produced by Michael David and Xin You Tai, co-produced by Antonia Johnston, original music by Ammar Al-Chalabi.