Delirium in malnourished elderly subjects: Could it be refeeding syndrome?

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 434-437

  Coutaz, M ^a  

^a Hopital du Valais   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Delirium; Frailty; Older age; Renutrition; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; THIAMINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; DELIRIUM; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DROWSINESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; LOSS OF APPETITE; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION; NAUSEA; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; POLYARTHRITIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; REFEEDING SYNDROME; SADNESS; STARVATION; VERY ELDERLY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84964620232     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2016.04.005     Document Type: Article

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