In her late 60s, your mom goes to the hospital for a urinary tract infection. Within hours, she’s confused and agitated, insisting she’s at home and not in a hospital bed. Medical professionals call ...

Delirium is a serious but often treatable condition that can happen suddenly to someone who is unwell. It’s much more common in older people, especially those with dementia. Delirium is a change in a ...

Delirium is a strong risk factor for dementia and death in older people, a study published Wednesday found. The risk of dementia being diagnosed was three times higher in hospitalized patients who had ...

Doctors use “diagnostic” labels to describe a condition or constellation of symptoms and signs before determining treatment or rendering a prognosis. Diagnostic criteria generally remain static and ...

Medical wards at The Prince Charles Hospital, a public hospital in Queensland, have recently trialled what may be the world's first electronic tool for assessing the likely causes of delirium.

Hospitals must get better at recognising and treating delirium in patients because it may be causing long-lasting brain damage and dementia, doctors will tell the Government. The condition, when ...

Even minor mental or emotional strain prior to surgery extremely hinders recovery in senior patients. Distressed elders often worried about financial burden, family care, and other social burden, ...