Delirium has been recognized for the last 3 millennia and is the most common complication
found in hospitalized patients aged 65 and older in the United States. However, critical basic …

Delirium is a neurobehavioral syndrome caused by the transient disruption of normal
neuronal activity secondary to systemic disturbances. It is also the most common psychiatric …

Delirium affects more than 2 million patients in the United States each year. The onset of
delirium often occurs after hospitalization and in many cases is due to medications or …

Delirium is a common and serious acute neuropsychiatric syndrome with core features of
inattention and global cognitive dysfunction. The etiologies of delirium are diverse and …

Delirium is one of the most common mental disorders in hospitalized elderly patients and
one of the first to be described in the medical literature. Neglected by researchers for …

Delirium is a common neuropsychiatric condition that affects 15% to 70% of elderly medical
and surgical patients. It tends to be a transient disorder, although long-term complications …

The prevalence of delirium increases sharply with age, and about 20 percent of older
patients have delirium at the time of hospital admission for any reason. This review …

This article provides an overview of the literature currently available concerning the
epidemiology, definition, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and the management of delirium, with …

Delirium is a common and serious disorder with high morbidity and mortality. It occurs in 35
to 80 percent of critically ill, hospitalized patients. It may lead to mortality if not detected early …

Delirium is the most common complication found in the general hospital setting. Yet, we
know relatively little about its actual pathophysiology. This article contains a summary of …