منابع مشابه
Delirium in elderly people.
Delirium is an acute disorder of attention and cognition in elderly people (ie, those aged 65 years or older) that is common, serious, costly, under-recognised, and often fatal. A formal cognitive assessment and history of acute onset of symptoms are necessary for diagnosis. In view of the complex multifactorial causes of delirium, multicomponent non-pharmacological risk factor approaches are t...
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The present review aims to highlight this intricate syndrome, regarding diagnosis, pathophysiology, etiology, prevention, and management in elderly people. The diagnosis of delirium is based on clinical observations, cognitive assessment, physical, and neurological examination. Clinically, delirium occurs in hyperactive, hypoactive, or mixed forms, based on psychomotor behavior. As an acute con...
متن کاملDelirium in the elderly.
noted. Delirium is especially common in nursing homes after brief hospital admissions because the average length of duration of the delirium is 21 days, while the average hospital length of stay at most general medical hospitals is approximately five days. Therefore, many patients are being discharged to nursing homes while still delirious. In one study, 72% of 214 patients in nursing homes who...
متن کاملDelirium in Elderly
Delirium is a syndrome of several different etiologies characterized by a disturbance of consciousness with accompanying change in cognition. Characteristic features of the syndrome include impaired short-term memory, impaired attention, disorientation, development over a short period of 1 time, and a fluctuating course Not all described features need to be present for the diagnosis of delirium...
متن کاملDelirium in the Elderly
1. Explain theories of the pathogenesis of delirium. 2. Assess patient risk factors for delirium. 3. Analyze patient drug regimens to determine the likelihood that delirium or delirium-like symptoms are drug related. 4. Adjust a patient’s drugs to prevent delirium. 5. Prepare a patient care plan that includes patient-specific pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic methods to prevent delirium. 6. Co...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(13)60688-1