An estimated 3,100 people in Wolverhampton have been diagnosed with dementia.

Delirium, a form of acute brain dysfunction, is widespread in critically ill patients in lower resourced hospitals, and the duration of delirium predicted both mortality and disability at six months ...

Rates of delirium for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) have skyrocketed in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, said Brenda Truman Pun, DNP, RN, director of data quality, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A condition most common in older adults can lead to longer hospitalizations. It's called delirium, and the treatment and prevention has become a key focus for doctors at UCSF's ...

Although delirium is known to negatively affect critically ill patients, little data exist on delirium in critically ill patients with cancer. We analyzed 915 critically ill patients with cancer ...

Delirium is common in older patients admitted to US emergency departments with COVID-19 infection, according to the findings of a new study. Additionally, patients presenting this symptom were more ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The addition of lorazepam to haloperidol reduced symptoms of agitated delirium among individuals with advanced ...

As if staying in an intensive care unit isn’t traumatizing enough, a large proportion of people treated in ICUs develop delirium. Hallucinations make their hospital stay more traumatizing, and can ...

Everyone forgets where they put their keys or if they closed the garage door, but when do forgetfulness and confusion become a bigger problem, and how can we detect it? A sudden onset of confusion ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Language barriers can lead to improper care of Latino patients in the ICU or contribute to delirium. The Spanish ...

How often have you heard someone exclaim, "You're delirious!" or "You're demented!" in disbelief of another person's apparent deterioration of thoughts/actions? Delirious and demented get used ...