Delirium in Elderly Patients

Delirium: From Past To Present.- Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Delirium.- Pathogenesis of Delirium.- Delirium: Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis.- Delirium in Dementia.- Approach To The Elderly Patient With Delirium: The Geriatrician's Perspective.- The Geriatric Psychiatrist's Perspective.- The Neurologist's Perspective.- The Intensive Care Specialist's Perspective.- The Forensic Expert's Perspective.- Nursing Perspective.- Delirium Prevention and Treatment.- Case Vignettes.- Appendix: Confusion Assessment Method (CAM).- Confusion Assessment Tool for Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU).- Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC).- Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC).- Delirium Detection Score (DDS).- Drugs Highly Associated With Delirium.

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• Prática geral
• Medicina geriátrica
• Psiquiatria
• Neurologia e neurofisiologia clínica

Acute Mental Changes;Cognitive Disorders;Confusion Assessment Method;Confusion Assessment Tool;Confusional State;Delirium;Dementia;Geriatric Emergency;Geropsychiatry;geriatric psychiatry