Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of VR Cognitive Training in Reducing Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients With Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• •Contraindications to cranial MRI (e.g., cardiac pacemaker, metallic implants, etc.); Patients experiencing subjective discomfort (dizziness, nausea, vomiting) during VR device adaptation; Severe visual or auditory impairment; Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction; Pre-existing neuropsychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, delirium, etc.); Inability to complete preoperative neuropsychological assessments (dementia, deaf-mutism, communication disorders); History of cerebrovascular events (stroke, transient ischemic attack, etc.) within 3 months prior to surgery; Current use of sedatives/antidepressants or history of psychoactive substance abuse/alcoholism.