Delirium in elderly inpatients admitted to clinical wards Prevalence and investigation of clinical conditions in a Brazilian sample

Abstract In Brazil there is scarce data about the occurrence of delirium among hospitalized elderly patients. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of delirium among elderly patients hospitalized in clinical wards. Methods: This cross-sectional study examined a sample of elderly i...

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Main Authors: Fernando de Bortoli Pereira, Marcos Antonio Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642018000200152&lng=en&tlng=en