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Revue médicale suisse · Oct 2007
[Acute confusional episode--delirium in elderly patients. Definition, etiology and treatment].
- V Lleshi, P Budry, C Bryois, and V Le Goff-Cubilier.
- Service de psychogériatrie, Secteur psychiatrique Ouest vaudois 1188 Gimel. Valter.Lleshi@hospvd.ch
- Rev Med Suisse. 2007 Oct 31; 3 (131): 2491-4.
AbstractDelirium, (acute confusional episode in European nomenclature) frequently occurs to elderly patients. This confusional condition is characterized by a sudden beginning and fluctuating clinical manifestations. It can bring out or showup a large number of illnesses. Generally transient and reversible, confusional state remains a medical emergency, motivating numerous consilium and psychiatric admissions. On the base of a case report, we aim to recall the high frequency of this affection in a somatic context and the importance of early diagnosis and treatment.
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