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3 days ago · Definition. In common usage, delirium can refer to drowsiness, agitation, disorientation, or hallucinations. In medical terminology, however, the core features of delirium include an acute disturbance in attention, awareness, and global cognition.
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- Treating underlying cause, symptomatic management with medication
2 days ago · Patients with delirium had a 3-fold higher risk for developing incident dementia (subdistribution HR, 3.00; 95% CI, 2.91-3.10) and this association was stronger in men vs women (P =.004). Among ...
1 day ago · Abdirahman Abdi died in 2016 after a violent arrest by Ottawa police officers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang. The diagnosis of excited delirium has come under fire from doctors and other mental ...
3 days ago · An intensivist at Johns Hopkins Medicine, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University engineering students, report they have developed artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that can detect the early warning signs of delirium and can predict — at any time during an ICU stay — a high risk of delirium for a significant number of patients.
4 days ago · Delirium is associated with longer hospital stays, a higher risk for institutionalization after discharge, and a higher risk for inpatient mortality. The current study demonstrates that delirium is associated with higher risks for mortality, institutionalization, and dementia among older adults, even more than 1 year after the episode of ...
3 days ago · May 20 2024 BMJ. Updated medical guidance on excited delirium, the controversial term accused of covering up deaths in police custody, including that of George Floyd, is being brought forward ...
5 days ago · Delirium in the Emergency Department: Serious, costly, and potentially deadly. An educational video created by the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative, in collaboration with and supported by AARP.
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