Delirium: An update on diagnosis, treatment and prevention

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 540-543

  Siddiqi, Najma ^a   House, Allan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute confusional state; Confusion; Delirium; Management; Prevention; Review

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL CAPACITY; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEDATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33846005531     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-6-540     Document Type: Review

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