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 ...

As hospitalists…we see patients throughout the day, in different situations, and often end up spending more time with them ...

Some antihistamines, anti-allergy drugs, have the potential to raise dementia risk in the elderly, claimed a new study.

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 ...

Some antihistamines -- anti-allergy drugs -- have the potential to raise dementia risk in elderly, claimed a new study on ...

Hallucinations are unreal sensory experiences, such as hearing or seeing something that is not there. Any of our five senses (vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch) can be involved. Most often, when we ...

Benzodiazepines like lorazepam can precipitate or worsen delirium, and are often avoided for patients with end-of-life delirium. Among cancer patients in a palliative care setting, those who received ...

It often appears as delirium, a sudden state of confusion that can come and ... This alerts the care team to check for possible causes of PNDs, while also focusing on supportive steps like ...

THE Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore (MRHT) Older Persons Team proudly launched the Irish Delirium Awareness Flag earlier ...