Delirium, cognitive dysfunction and posttraumatic stress disorder

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 124-129

  Griffiths, Richard D ^a   Jones, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive dysfunction; Delirium; Delusions; Memory; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELIRIUM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEMORY; PATIENT CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DELIRIUM; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 34247118259     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e3280803d4b     Document Type: Review

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