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Dementia and delirium
 — cause for concern
Author(s)Claire Biernacki
Journal titleJournal of Dementia Care, vol 24, no 6, November-December 2016
PublisherHawker Publications, November-December 2016
Pagespp 28-31
Sourcewww.careinfo.org
KeywordsDementia ; Confusion ; Preventative medicine ; Medical care.
AnnotationDelirium prevention should be key to a person-centred approach, and central to work with people with dementia. This article explains delirium's causes of and the predisposing factors, the types of delirium, and how it can be managed. The article refers to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Clinical guideline, 'Delirium: prevention, diagnosis and management' (CG 103; NICE, July 2010) (sse: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG103). (RH)
Accession NumberCPA-170120253 A
ClassmarkEA: EDC: LK2: LK

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