Up to one-third of older adults staying in the hospital can develop a condition called delirium. It is especially common in people age 65 and older.

As her condition worsened, she developed delirium -- fluctuating between moments of lucidity and profound confusion. Alone in ...

"Delirium is hospital confusion. It happens when vulnerable people are admitted to the hospital, and they are in a new environment and maybe they are sick and their brain in not quite working ...

Electroencephalography (EEG)-guided management of general anesthesia in children ages 1 to 5 years reduced pediatric ...

Why: Approximately 15 - 60 % of elderly patients experience a delirium prior to or during a hospitalization but the diagnosis is missed in up to 70% of cases. Delirium is associated with poor ...

Delirium is common, particularly among older people in hospital. It’s usually the reaction of the brain to a separate problem, such as: These health problems make it hard for the brain to work ...

It took him days to shake off his symptoms. Patients with post-surgical delirium require longer hospital stays and are more likely to require support at home following their discharge, researchers ...

At UCSF Parnassus Campus, medical personnel go into work with a mission every day to prevent delirium - or hospital confusion - among patients. Here's how.

It took him days to shake off his symptoms. Patients with post-surgical delirium require longer hospital stays and are more likely to require support at home following their discharge, researchers ...