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To delineate the clinical features, etiology, and prognostic implications of delirium to support timely diagnosis and intervention.

October 2, 1987JAMA

Delirium (acute confusional states)

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ZLZ. J. LipowskiUniversity of Toronto

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Clinical review highlights diagnostic features and severe outcomes of delirium in elderly inpatients, indicating the urgent necessity of identifying and treating underlying medical triggers.

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To delineate the clinical features, etiology, and prognostic implications of delirium to support timely diagnosis and intervention.
Narrative clinical evaluation characterizing acute confusional states across varied patient age groups and care environments.
Analysis of contributing factors including systemic infections, cerebral disease, and anticholinergic drug toxicity in hospitalized cohorts.
Diagnostic presentation consistently involves acute onset, fluctuating levels of consciousness, sleep-wake cycle disruption, lethargy or agitation, and nocturnal worsening.
Delirium in hospitalized elderly patients serves as a grave prognostic indicator that impairs clinical management, disrupts ward routines, and increases risk of patient injury.

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Z. J. Lipowski (1987) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0de9af88250cfcc2a53bce https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.258.13.1789

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Clinical review highlights diagnostic features and severe outcomes of delirium in elderly inpatients, indicating the urgent necessity of identifying and treating underlying medical triggers.

Delirium (acute confusional states)

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Delirium (acute confusional states)

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