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Perspectives in Surgery, 2023
Postoperative delirium is a serious complication occurring mainly in patients over 65 years. This complication is common in the above mentioned age group and has been described in up to 50% of patients. Postoperative delirium has a significant impact both on postoperative morbidity and mortality.
L, Urbánek +5 more
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Postoperative delirium is a serious complication occurring mainly in patients over 65 years. This complication is common in the above mentioned age group and has been described in up to 50% of patients. Postoperative delirium has a significant impact both on postoperative morbidity and mortality.
L, Urbánek +5 more
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British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2005
Delirium is the most common neurobehavioural problem encountered in general hospitals, yet is notoriously under-recognized. It is characterized by a disturbance of consciousness and change in cognition that cannot be accounted for by a prior history of dementia. This article reviews the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of delirium.
Sarah, Bigham, Hannah R, Cock
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Delirium is the most common neurobehavioural problem encountered in general hospitals, yet is notoriously under-recognized. It is characterized by a disturbance of consciousness and change in cognition that cannot be accounted for by a prior history of dementia. This article reviews the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of delirium.
Sarah, Bigham, Hannah R, Cock
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Current Drug Targets, 2005
Delirium is a global impairment of upper brain functions caused by an organic substrate. It is frequently observed in the postoperative period, particularly in elderly people. Vascular and orthopedic surgery and long-duration surgery are associated with a higher incidence of postoperative delirium.
F. Cavaliere +3 more
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Delirium is a global impairment of upper brain functions caused by an organic substrate. It is frequently observed in the postoperative period, particularly in elderly people. Vascular and orthopedic surgery and long-duration surgery are associated with a higher incidence of postoperative delirium.
F. Cavaliere +3 more
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Clinical Neuropharmacology, 1992
Poisoning with tropine alkaloids from cultivated plants and pharmaceuticals is an uncommon cause of delirium and coma. We report a patient with a toxic delirium following ingestion of the tropine alkaloid-containing root of Datura innoxia. Thin-layer chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry confirmed the presence of atropine and ...
J P, Hanna +2 more
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Poisoning with tropine alkaloids from cultivated plants and pharmaceuticals is an uncommon cause of delirium and coma. We report a patient with a toxic delirium following ingestion of the tropine alkaloid-containing root of Datura innoxia. Thin-layer chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry confirmed the presence of atropine and ...
J P, Hanna +2 more
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Archives of Family Medicine, 1995
This article identifies the importance of delirium in general medical practice. Recent revisions in the diagnostic criteria for delirium are discussed, and the epidemiology of delirium is summarized, including the incidence and prevalence, risk factors, origins, course, and outcomes.
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This article identifies the importance of delirium in general medical practice. Recent revisions in the diagnostic criteria for delirium are discussed, and the epidemiology of delirium is summarized, including the incidence and prevalence, risk factors, origins, course, and outcomes.
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The Neurologist, 2001
Delirium is a serious and often undetected neuropsychiatric syndrome. Failure to recognize and manage delirium can lead to longer hospital stays and increased morbidity and mortality, especially among the elderly.This article reviews definitions and diagnosis. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, and the International
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Delirium is a serious and often undetected neuropsychiatric syndrome. Failure to recognize and manage delirium can lead to longer hospital stays and increased morbidity and mortality, especially among the elderly.This article reviews definitions and diagnosis. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, and the International
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Southern Medical Journal, 1998
The hyperadrenergic syndrome, delirium tremens, as contrasted with tile milder alcohol withdrawal syndromes, is a medical emergency. The clinical features of delirium tremens were carefully described almost 200 years ago. Since then, many therapies have been suggested as superior to preceding therapeutic approaches.
W E, Erwin, D B, Williams, W A, Speir
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The hyperadrenergic syndrome, delirium tremens, as contrasted with tile milder alcohol withdrawal syndromes, is a medical emergency. The clinical features of delirium tremens were carefully described almost 200 years ago. Since then, many therapies have been suggested as superior to preceding therapeutic approaches.
W E, Erwin, D B, Williams, W A, Speir
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Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2000
Delirium is a true medical emergency that can masquerade as chronic dementia or functional psychosis and obscure the causative underlying physical or toxic disorder. In most cases, a well-focused history and thorough physical examination can unmask the delirium and reveal the medical or toxic problem.
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Delirium is a true medical emergency that can masquerade as chronic dementia or functional psychosis and obscure the causative underlying physical or toxic disorder. In most cases, a well-focused history and thorough physical examination can unmask the delirium and reveal the medical or toxic problem.
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General Hospital Psychiatry, 2020
To evaluate whether the Delirium Diagnostic Tool-Provisional (DDT-Pro), a 0-9 point scale with three items each representing symptoms from delirium's three core domains, differentiates subsyndromal delirium (SSD) from delirium and no delirium.We applied cluster analyses of DDT-Pro scores from 200 consecutive inpatients using three reference standards ...
José G, Franco +10 more
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To evaluate whether the Delirium Diagnostic Tool-Provisional (DDT-Pro), a 0-9 point scale with three items each representing symptoms from delirium's three core domains, differentiates subsyndromal delirium (SSD) from delirium and no delirium.We applied cluster analyses of DDT-Pro scores from 200 consecutive inpatients using three reference standards ...
José G, Franco +10 more
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American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1996
The authors sought to determine whether subsyndromal delirium is a qualitatively distinct clinical entity or a spectrum of cognitive and behavioral abnormalities. They conducted a prospective, longitudinal study on 325 patients in an acute care hospital with 3- and 6-month follow-ups.
Sue E, Levkoff +6 more
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The authors sought to determine whether subsyndromal delirium is a qualitatively distinct clinical entity or a spectrum of cognitive and behavioral abnormalities. They conducted a prospective, longitudinal study on 325 patients in an acute care hospital with 3- and 6-month follow-ups.
Sue E, Levkoff +6 more
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