Hypocortisolemia and delirium in an older patient [7]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 688-689

  Cunha, U G V ^a   Faria, A C N B ^a   Alves, V X D F ^a   Rigueirinho, S A A ^a  

^a Instituto de Previdencia Dos Servidores do Estado de Minas Gerais IPSEMG   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISONE;

AGED; AGING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DELIRIUM; DIARRHEA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PREDNISONE; VOMITING;

EID: 0035021001     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49141.x     Document Type: Letter

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