Excited delirium syndrome (ExDS): Defining based on a review of the Literature

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 897-905

  Vilke, Gary M ^a   Debard, Mark L ^b   Chan, Theodore C ^a   Ho, Jeffrey D ^c   Dawes, Donald M ^d,e   Hall, Christine ^f,g   Curtis, Michael D ^h,i   Costello, Melissa Wysong ^j   Mash, Deborah C ^k   Coffman, Stewart R ^l   McMullen, Mary Jo ^m   Metzger, Jeffery C ⁿ   Roberts, James R ^o   Sztajnkrcer, Matthew D ^p   Henderson, Sean O ^q   Adler, Jason ^r   Czarnecki, Fabrice ^s   Heck, Joseph ^t   Bozeman, William P ^u  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^e Lompoc Valley Medical Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^h St Michaels Hospital   (United States)

ⁱ St Clare's Hospital   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^m NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^o DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^p MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^q UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^r UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^s St Joseph's Medical Center   (United States)

^t TOURO UNIVERSITY NEVADA   (United States)

^u WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

agitated delirium; excited delirium; in custody death; restraint; sudden death; TASER

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DELIRIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXCITED DELIRIUM SYNDROME; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SYNDROME;

EID: 84869090430     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.02.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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