From prayer times to family vigils, everyday realities can alter how delirium presents — and how clinicians should respond.

Intensive care unit (ICU) patients who received haloperidol (Haldol) for delirium fared no better on the AID-ICU trial's primary outcome at 3 months than those who received placebo. At 90 days, the ...

Moderate to severe pain after abdominal surgery is an independent risk factor for delirium and depressive symptoms among older adults.

Researchers are sounding the alarm on dangerous stimulant medications commonly prescribed to dementia patients in the U.S.

Even mild pre-surgery stress can slow recovery in older adults. Multiple stressors raise pain, delirium risk, and hospital ...

In a recent study published in BMJ, researchers explored the relationship between delirium and new-onset dementia among older adults with no dementia diagnosis at baseline. Study: Delirium and ...

The "ADEPT" tool for delirium and agitation provides care guidelines for emergency department clinicians. A recently developed tool for managing delirium and agitation in emergency room patients over ...

Delirium is a sudden state of severe mental confusion that can occur as a result of illness, surgery or the use of some medications. This clinical syndrome can be difficult to define precisely, but it ...

In videos that show George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis police custody, an officer holding down the Black man’s ankles says, “I just worry about excited delirium or whatever.” Another officer ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Delirium is a common symptom in patients with advanced cancer; studies note the incidence of delirium as high as ...

Delirium occurs often in patients with cancer, especially in advanced-stage disease, owing to acute precipitating factors such as infection or medication effects These precipitating factors are ...