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Delirium (Acute Confusional States)
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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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Metadata
- Authors
- Lipowski, Z. J.
- Venue
- JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 1987-10-02
- Volume
- 258
- Issue
- 13
- Pages
- 1789
- ISSN
- 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
- 0098-7484
- OpenAlex
- W2053088233
- Cited by
- 788
- References
- 22
- FWCI
- 17.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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