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Hace 19 horas · Delirium, distinct from dementia (except dementia with Lewy bodies characterized by fluctuating arousal) and depression, occurs suddenly with disturbance of consciousness, short attention span lacking in direction and selectivity and easily distracted, fluctuates throughout the day, and is usually worse at night [17, 18].In contrast, dementia is characterized by relative preservation of the ...
Hace 4 días · Delirium (formerly acute confusional state, an ambiguous term which is now discouraged) is a specific state of acute confusion attributable to the direct physiological consequence of a medical condition, effects of a psychoactive substance, or multiple causes, which usually develops over the course of hours to days.
Hace 19 horas · The visual processing deficits underlying visual inattention in delirium remain poorly understood despite visual inattention forming a crucial part of the definition of delirium 1.Identifying ...
11 de jun. de 2024 · Rates of misdiagnosis have been estimated as high as 64% (de la Cruz et al. Supportive Care Cancer 23 (8): 2427–2433, 2015). This chapter offers an overview of delirium to encourage its early identification, its non-pharmacological management, and, where needed, age-adjusted pharmacotherapy.
28 de jun. de 2024 · Delirium is highly prevalent among hospitalized older adults and is associated with unfavorable outcomes. However, delirium often remains undiagnosed in the hospital context. Having a valid, simple, and fast screening tool could help in limiting the additional workload for healthcare professionals, without leaving delirium undetected.
25 de jun. de 2024 · Define the term delirium. Describe the prevalence of delirium in hospitalized elderly patients. Identify risk factors for delirium in the elderly. Recognize neuroimaging findings seen in delirium. Describe ways to prevent delirium in the hospital.
Hace 6 días · Delirium has been recognized as a severe complication of COVID-19 and has been linked to worse outcomes, including increased in-hospital mortality, ICU admission, length of stay, and in-hospital complications. 32-35 In our functional disability sample, delirium was present in 15.8% of participants, which corroborates previous studies 3-5,36 that reported a wide range overall incidence of ...
