Relationship Between Symptoms and Motoric Subtype of Delirium

• Published in: The journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 51 - 56
• Main Authors: Meagher, David J, O'Hanlon, Donal, O'Mahony, Edmond, Casey, Patricia R, Trzepacz, Paula T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Psychiatric Publishing 2000; American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cognition Disorders - classification; Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; Cognition Disorders - psychology; Delirium - classification; Delirium - diagnosis; Delirium - psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Activity; Neuropsychological Tests; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychomotor Disorders - classification; Psychomotor Disorders - diagnosis; Psychomotor Disorders - psychology

For 46 patients with delirium who were consecutive referrals to a consultation-liaison psychiatry service, the authors describe the relationships between symptoms, as rated on the Delirium Rating Scale, and delirium motoric subtypes, as defined by Liptzin and Levkoff's criteria. Most cases were...