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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2020 Delirium, a syndrome characterized by an acute change in attention, awareness and cognition, is caused by a medical condition that cannot be better explained by a pre-existing neurocognitive disorder. Multiple predisposing factors (for example, pre-existing cognitive impairment) and precipitating factors (for example, urinary tract infection) for ...
Wilson, Jo Ellen +7 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright +8 more
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Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2004 Delirium is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in older people in hospital, and indicates severe illness in younger patients. Identification of risk factors, education of professional carers, and a systematic approach to management can improve the outcome of the syndrome. Physicians should be aware that delirium sufferers often have an awareness
A, Burns, A, Gallagley, J, Byrne
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A novel computerized test for detecting and monitoring visual attentional deficits and delirium in the ICU [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives: Delirium in the ICU is associated with poor outcomes but is under-detected. Here we evaluated performance of a novel, graded test for objectively detecting inattention in delirium, implemented on a custom-built computerized device ...
Allerhand, Mike +6 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2018 Background Delirium is a common and serious clinical syndrome which is often missed in routine clinical care. The core cognitive feature is inattention.
Lisa-Marie Rutter +22 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Delirium is a critical challenge in the intensive care unit (ICU) or high care unit (HCU) setting and is associated with poor outcomes. There is not much literature on how many patients in this setting are assessed for delirium and what tools are used ...
Kenzo Ishii +20 more
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Bright light therapy as part of a multicomponent management program improves sleep and functional outcomes in delirious older hospitalized adults. [PDF]
, 2013 ObjectiveDelirium is associated with poor outcomes following acute hospitalization. A specialized delirium management unit, the Geriatric Monitoring Unit (GMU), was established.
Ancoli-Israel, Sonia +4 more
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Delirium as a marker of vulnerability in the elderly
Geriatric Care, 2015 Delirium is the clinical expression of an acute cerebral dysfunction caused by various noxious insults. Its prevalence is very high in the elderly, especially in the hospital setting, and in geriatric patients it can be the clinical manifestation of ...
Giuseppe Bellelli +2 more
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Investigating speech and language impairments in delirium: a preliminary case-control study [PDF]
, 2018 IntroductionLanguage impairment is recognized as as part of the delirium syndrome, yet there is little neuropsychological research on the nature of this dysfunction. Here we hypothesized that patients with delirium show impairments in language formation,
Clarke, Caoimhe +7 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 BackgroundDelirium is a cognitive disorder that occurs with high frequency in patients in intensive care units and affects patient outcomes. Despite recommendations for monitoring and assessing delirium in the ICU, studies show that it is still not ...
Sandra Lange +5 more
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