Relationship between symptoms and motoric subtype of delirium

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-56

  Meagher, David J ^a   O'Hanlon, Donal ^b   O'Mahony, Edmond ^b   Casey, Patricia R ^b   Trzepacz, Paula T ^b  

^a Crichton Royal Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; DELUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0033953508     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.12.1.51     Document Type: Article

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