Delirium in hospitalised older persons: Review

Delirium, a mental disorder that becomes established over a few hours or days, is characterised by fluctuating attention and cognitive states. This article reviews the disorder, which has all the features of an important geriatric syndrome: it appears mainly in persons older than 65 years of age, is...

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Published inThe Journal of nutrition, health & aging Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 246 - 251
Main Authors Álvarez-Fernandez, B., Formiga, F., Gomez, R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris Elsevier Masson SAS 01.04.2008
Springer-Verlag
Serdi
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Age groups
Aged
Aging
Aging - psychology
antipsychotic agent
Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Delirium
Delirium - epidemiology
Delirium - etiology
Delirium - prevention & control
Delirium - psychology
elderly
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Geriatrics
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental disorders
Neurosciences
Nutrition
Older people
Pathophysiology
Patients
Primary Care Medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
psychosis
Quality of Life Research
Risk Factors
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
Delirium
antipsychotic agent
elderly
psychosis
Human
Neuroleptic
Psychotropic
Metabolic diseases
Review
Organic mental disorder
Psychosis
Antipsychotic
Hospital
Elderly
Mental confusion
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Summary:Delirium, a mental disorder that becomes established over a few hours or days, is characterised by fluctuating attention and cognitive states. This article reviews the disorder, which has all the features of an important geriatric syndrome: it appears mainly in persons older than 65 years of age, is closely linked with very prevalent diseases and complications arising in the elderly, and is the mode of presentation of many other diseases in this age group. We discuss diagnostic, clinical preventive and therapeutic aspects and analyse the most common risk and precipitating factors in our hospitalised patients from the viewpoint of clinical practice. Finally, we propose a scheme for the prevention and treatment of delirium.
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ISSN:1279-7707
1760-4788
DOI:10.1007/BF02982629