Neurochemistry and delirium

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 339-341

  Koponen, Hannu J ^a,b  

^a Moisio Hospital   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute confusional state; Delirium; Neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BETA ENDORPHIN;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BETA-ENDORPHIN; DELIRIUM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 0032815556     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000017166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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