Delirium in hospitalised older persons: Review

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 246-251

  Alvarez Fernandez B ^a   Formiga, F ^b   Gomez, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic agent; Delirium; Elderly; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MIRTAZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; RIVASTIGMINE; TRAZODONE;

AGITATION; AKATHISIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG MEGADOSE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 47749107598     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02982629     Document Type: Review

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