Delirium, Depression, Dementia: Which of the Three D's Is It? Delirium is an acute change in mental status not attributable to pre-existing or evolving dementia. It is defined by acute or fluctuating ...

Everyone forgets where they put their keys or if they closed the garage door. But when does forgetfulness and confusion signal something more serious? A fast and unexpected change in thinking can be a ...

Having to stay in a hospital or long-term care facility is stressful. Not only is a patient sick or injured, but they are in an unfamiliar environment away from their families and may not know the ...

CHICAGO — Dr. Sharon Inouye was distraught when her elderly father, a brilliant physician, became delirious after cardiac surgery several years ago. Inouye had been doing research for years on seniors ...

“During the day he’s completely calm, but at night he gets very agitated.” “Tonight she hasn’t stopped calling out for her mother, who passed away many years ago. But she’s been asleep all day, and it ...

Delirium is a sudden decline in a person’s usual mental function. It occurs when signals in the brain aren’t sending and receiving properly, causing confusion in thinking and altered behaviour or ...