An AI model designed to automate assessment of delirium risk increased the number of detected cases among hospitalized older ...

Hyperactive Delirium: This form of delirium is marked by heightened arousal and overactivity. It can be misinterpreted as agitation or restlessness in dementia but requires a different treatment ...

Delirium and agitation are common syndromes in critically ill patients. Valproic acid (VPA) has shown benefit in intensive care unit (ICU)-associated delirium and agitation, but further evaluation is ...

The term “excited delirium” has been used as a diagnosis to describe people who die suddenly in police custody. But physicians and medical boards have long dismissed excited delirium as unscientific, ...

One slide lists the most up-to-date terms like “hyperactive delirium” and “complications from substance misuse.” “I believe this whole thing on dialing it back on the name is just ...

Delirium is one of the common complications in elderly patients after spinal surgery. Severe delirium can lead to a series of adverse consequences such as drainage tube removal, wound rupture, patient ...

Hyperactive delirium has been repeatedly reported to trigger stress cardiomyopathy, also known as Takotsubo Syndrome (TTS), or broken heart syndrome. 3, 4 TTS is a transient cardiomyopathy ...

Further studies are needed to determine whether suvorexant may be useful for reducing delirium, particularly delirium with a hyperactive component, in this population. Treatment was discontinued by 22 ...