Prevalence and risk factors of delirium and subsyndromal delirium in older adults

Abstract Background Delirium is a common geriatric problem associated with poor outcomes. Subsyndromal delirium (SSD) is characterized by the presence of certain symptoms of delirium yet, not satisfying the definition of full-blown delirium, defined by categorical elements, and is usually referred t...

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Main Authors: Maha Hosam El-Din Ibrahim, Manal Elmasry, Fady Nagy, Ahmed Abdelghani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-05-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-021-00042-3