Background Previous population-based, longitudinal studies have shown that delirium is
associated with an increased risk of dementia and cognitive decline. However, the …

Delirium presents formidable challenges: it affects one in four of older hospitalised adults,
greatly elevates the risk of multiple short-and long-term complications including dementia …

Although delirium is a significant clinical and public health problem, little is understood
about how specific vulnerabilities underlie the severity of its presentation. Our objective was …

Background Postoperative delirium is a prevalent condition associated with increased
mortality, difficulties with physical recovery from surgery and decreased long-term cognitive …

Hintergrund. Mit steigender Tendenz werden Operationen auch bei älteren und zunehmend
vul-nerableren Patientengruppen durchgeführt, obgleich bei diesen ein oft hohes Risiko für …

Delirium is a common and serious neuropsychiatric condition which is associated with acute
change in attention, orientation, and other cognitive functions as a result of an underlying …

# Background Delirium is a common and under-recognized condition affecting patients
during times of illness or injury and is associated with poor short and long-term outcomes …

Background Previous population-based, longitudinal studies have shown that delirium is
associated with an increased risk of dementia and cognitive decline. However, the …

# Background Both dementia and delirium are seen frequently in older hospital inpatients.
Dementia is present in up to one-third of older hospital inpatients, and delirium also occurs …

# Introduction Delirium is an acute disorder of attention and awareness, a medical
emergency associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Delirium remains under …