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Delirium pathophysiology: An updated hypothesis of the etiology of acute brain failure

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Delirium is the most common neuropsychiatric syndrome encountered by clinicians dealing with older adults and the medically ill and is best characterized by 5 core domains: cognitive deficits, attentional deficits,… Click to show full abstract

Delirium is the most common neuropsychiatric syndrome encountered by clinicians dealing with older adults and the medically ill and is best characterized by 5 core domains: cognitive deficits, attentional deficits, circadian rhythm dysregulation, emotional dysregulation, and alteration in psychomotor functioning.

Keywords: pathophysiology updated; updated hypothesis; etiology; hypothesis etiology; delirium pathophysiology; delirium

Journal Title: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Year Published: 2018

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