Delirium, Depression, Dementia: Which of the Three D's Is It? Delirium is an acute change in mental status not attributable to pre-existing or evolving dementia. It is defined by acute or fluctuating ...

Delirium may accompany 60% of the acute illnesses and adverse health events that occur commonly among nursing home residents, a new study finds. But the condition is not always easy to spot in these ...

Older adults who come to the Emergency Department (ED) with altered mental status (AMS), delirium, or confusion are more likely to have an acutely abnormal finding on computed tomography (CT) if they ...

A study published in the American Journal of Nursing examined the risk factors for and characteristics of acute delirium in pediatric inpatients. The study also shows more seriously ill children, such ...

Patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias who have delirium during a hospital visit have additional one-year costs of $34,828 compared to those who don’t experience delirium, a new study ...

Older adults who come to the Emergency Department (ED) with altered mental status (AMS), delirium, or confusion are more likely to have an acutely abnormal finding on computed tomography (CT) if they ...

Of more than 2,000 COVID-19 ICU patients in 14 countries, 82% were comatose for a median of 10 days, reported Rafael Badenes, MD, PhD, of the University of Valencia in Spain, and co-authors in Lancet ...

Delirium prevention program leads to fewer cases of new-onset delirium during post-acute rehabilitation stays at a skilled nursing facility. Implementation of a nurse-led education and delirium ...

“Subtle signs of delirium and/or declining mental awareness can include disorientation about date, location, reason for admission,” said Meghana R. Medavaram, MD, associate director of consultation ...