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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
13
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1987-10-22
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Delirium (acute confusional states), a common and often overlooked psychiatric disorder, can occur at any age, but elderly persons are especially prone to develop it. In later life, it is often a conspicuous feature of systemic or cerebral disease and drug (notably anticholinergic) toxicity, and it may constitute a grave prognostic sign. Its development in a hospitalized patient may interfere with his or her management, disrupt ward routine, and cause medicolegal complications as a result of patient injury. Acute onset of a fluctuating level of awareness, accompanied by sleep-wake cycle disruption, lethargy or agitation, and nocturnal worsening of symptoms, are diagnostic. Early recognition of delirium and treatment of its underlying cause are essential.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Oct
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| pubmed:issn |
0098-7484
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:day |
2
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| pubmed:volume |
258
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
1789-92
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-7
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1987
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Delirium (acute confusional states).
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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