Prioritizing nonpharmacologic strategies, enhancing staff training, and distinguishing Delirium Superimposed on Dementia (DSD) are vital to improving outcomes for hospitalized patients with Alzheimer ...

For patients with dementia, postoperative delirium can accelerate long-term cognitive decline. Vagus nerve stimulation could reduce brain inflammation and disruptions in awareness and attention.

Trazodone is linked to better outcomes among older adults hospitalized with delirium than commonly used antipsychotic medications | Drug Discovery And Development ...

After surgery, some older adults don't simply recover—they unravel. Confusion, inattention, and agitation can set in, a condition known as postoperative delirium. For patients already living with ...

“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 ...

Elderly people who experience hallucinations of deceased friends or family members could be showing signs of dementia with acute delirium, a psychiatrist said, urging relatives to help them seek ...

Questionable prescribing of CNS-active drugs persists ...

Balhan did not know it then, but her dad’s experience at the hospital is so common it has a name: ER boarding. One in six visits to the emergency department in 2022 that resulted in hospital admission ...

A large U.S. study suggests that older adults hospitalized with delirium may experience better outcomes when treated with ...

Older adults who experience delirium after hip fracture surgery face a significantly faster decline in memory and thinking ...

A large U.S. study suggests that older adults hospitalized with delirium may experience better outcomes when treated with trazodone, commonly used to treat depression and sleep problems, rather than ...

Physicians in the emergency department can use oral medications as first-line therapy for agitation, with sedation time and ...