Delirium in older adults

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 571-582

  Popeo, Dennis M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

delirium; older adults

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CITICOLINE; DONEPEZIL; FLUVOXAMINE; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; MIANSERIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; RIVASTIGMINE; TRAZODONE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONFUSION ASSESSMENT METHOD DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHM; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; GENETIC MARKER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROBIOLOGY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS;

EID: 79960209108     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: 19317581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msj.20267     Document Type: Review

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