Phenomenological and neuropsychological profile across motor variants of delirium in a palliative-care unit

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 180-188

  Leonard, Maeve ^a   Donnelly, Sinead ^b   Conroy, Marion ^c   Trzepacz, Paula ^d   Meagher, David J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE TEST FOR DELIRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DELIRIUM MOTOR CHECKLIST; DELIRIUM RATING SCALE REVISED 98; DELUSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 85047689255     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: 15457222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp180     Document Type: Article

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