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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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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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Incidence and correlates of delirium in a West African mental health clinic [PDF]
, 2010 Objective: <br/> <br/> To determine the incidence of delirium in those patients presenting to a psychiatric clinic in Nigeria and to examine if any demographic or clinical variables were correlated with this diagnosis. <br/> <br/
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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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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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Clinical phenotypes of delirium in patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit.
PLoS ONE, 2022 BackgroundLimited data are available on clinical phenotype for delirium that occurs frequently among patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU).
Ryoung-Eun Ko +8 more
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Educating Family Caregivers for Older Adults About Delirium: A Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2016 Background Delirium in older adults is considered a medical emergency; it contributes to a cascade of functional decline and to increased mortality. Early recognition of delirium symptoms is critical to prevent these negative consequences.
Boaz, Lesley +2 more
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Family Caregivers’ Knowledge of Delirium and Preferred Modalities for Receipt of Information [PDF]
, 2014 Delirium is a life-threatening, frequently reversible condition that is often a sign of an underlying health problem. In-hospital mortality alone for older adults with delirium ranges from 25% to 33%.
Boaz, Lesley +2 more
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Recognizing Changes in Cognition in Sub Types of Acute Confusional State [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Background: Delirium or acute confusional state is an acute neuropsychiatric syndrome, with varied cognitive dysfunctions. However, no comprehensive studies about this common condition have been carried out in India.
Raheel Mushtaq +4 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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