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Neuroscience
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Rebuilding Minds: Nurturing Brain Health After ICU Care

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
Location: W178

The high prevalence of post-ICU care syndrome (PICS) among ICU survivors reflects the impact of the ICU environment and interventions on neurologic recovery. Changes in mood and cognition after discharge significantly affect long-term functional outcomes and quality of life. This session will explore emerging science behind ICU-related brain dysfunction and long-term brain health, equipping attendees with a foundational understanding of brain injury caused by critical illnesses, neuropsychiatric impact of ICU admission, long-term cognitive trajectories in ICU survivors, neuroimaging correlates of ICU brain dysfunction, and possible medical and lifestyle interventions to maintain brain health after discharge. Speakers will discuss the growing interest in post-ICU recovery clinics led by intensivists.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the neurologic and psychiatric complications of post-ICU syndrome (PICS)
  • Identify clinical and pharmacologic risk factors associated with brain dysfunction in the ICU
  • Formulate a care plan for ICU patients after discharge to reduce neuropsychiatric morbidity associated with PICS

Presentations:

  • 2:35 PM - 2:50 PM Central Time
    Unmasking Post-ICU Brain Dysfunction: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Insights

    Neha S. Dangayach, MD, FCCP, FNCS (she/her/hers) – Mount Sinai Hospital

  • 2:50 PM - 3:05 PM Central Time
    Exploring the Pharmacologic Risk Factors and Neurobiology of Brain Dysfunction in the ICU

    Navaz Karanjia, MD (she/her/hers)

  • 3:05 PM - 3:20 PM Central Time
    Beyond Survival: Interventions to Combat Neuropsychiatric Morbidity in Post-ICU Recovery

    Rajeev KG Garg, MD, MS – Rush University Medical Center