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Available online /content/13/4/312 Viewpoint Cognitive dysfunction after critical illness: measurement, rehabilitation, and disclosure Cheryl Misak Simcoe Hall, King’s College Circle, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1 Corresponding author: Cheryl Misak, cheryl.misak@utoronto.ca Published: 26 August 2009 Critical Care 2009, 13:312 (doi:10.1186/cc7962) This article is online at /content/13/4/312 ? 2009 BioMed Central Ltd Abstract Measuring cognitive impairment: intensive care unit delirium as a confounding factor Delirium is a frequent phenomenon in critically