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9781613242940

Delirium : Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

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  • ISBN13:

    9781613242940

  • ISBN10:

    1613242948

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2012-06-01
  • Publisher: NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS INC
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Summary

Delirium is a neuropsychiatric syndrome defined by acute onset, fluctuating course and disturbances of consciousness, attention, orientation, memory, thought, perception and behaviour. In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of delirium, including the risk factors for developing postoperative delirium in surgical intensive care unit patients; the prevalence, epidemiology and risk factors of delirium in elderly medical inpatients; the relationship between brain disease and neurotransmitter systems in the pathophysiology of delirium; white matter changes in delirium and the association of apolipoprotein E and delirium.

Table of Contents

Preface
Postoperative Delirium: Cerebral Microemboli as a Major Etiological Factor, & Neurological Mechanisms of Psychotic Symptoms
Prevalence, Incidence (Epidemiology) & Associations (Risk Factors) of Delirium in Elderly Medical Inpatients
The Delirium As the Reconstruction of the Relationship to the World
Risk Factors for Developing Postoperative Delirium in Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients: The Role of Repeated Preoperative Surgeries
Delirium in Neurological Patients
White Matter Changes in Critical Illness & Delirium
A Review of the Association of Apoprotein E & Delirium
Index
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