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| Delirium in dementia | | Author(s) | Barbro Robertsson, Kaj Blennow, C G Gottfries |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 13, no 1, January 1998 |
| Pages | pp 49-56 |
| Keywords | Confusion ; Dementia ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | Delirium is a common mental disorder in older people, with old age and dementia being major risk factors. The aim of this study was to identify differences in occurrence of episodes of delirium between the most common dementia diagnoses and the possible importance of age, gender, severity and duration of dementia for the development of delirium. Included in the study were 175 consecutive patients with probable Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia (VAD) or frontotemporal dementia (FTD) who were admitted to a neuropsychiatric diagnostic unit in Sweden. Findings showed that the rate of delirium was higher in late onset Alzheimer's disease (LAD) than in early onset Alzheimer's disease (EAD) and FTD. It was also higher in VAD than in EAD. The differences in occurrence of delirium between the diagnostic groups in this sample could not be explained by differences in age. The study concluded that delirium may be more common in brain disorders such as LAD and VAD in which the damage to the brain is more widespread. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980312413 A |
| Classmark | EDC: EA: 76P |
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