Challenges and opportunities in understanding dementia and delirium in the acute hospital

PLoS Med. 2017 Mar 14;14(3):e1002247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002247. eCollection 2017 Mar.

Abstract

In an Essay, Andrew Jackson and colleagues discuss challenges in the diagnosis and management of older people with dementia and delirium in acute hospitals.

MeSH terms

  • Delirium / diagnosis*
  • Delirium / epidemiology*
  • Delirium / etiology
  • Delirium / therapy
  • Dementia / diagnosis*
  • Dementia / epidemiology*
  • Dementia / etiology
  • Dementia / therapy
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Prevalence