Delirium in the primary care setting

被引：8

作者：

Lixouriotis, Charalampos ^{[2
]}

Peritogiannis, Vaios ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Dept Psychiat, Ioannina 45444, Greece

[2] Gen Hosp Livadia, Dept Primary Care, Livadia, Greece

来源：

PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES | 2011年 / 65卷 / 01期

关键词：

delirium; dementia; infections; primary care;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1440-1819.2010.02165.x

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Delirium is a complex multifactorial neuropsychiatric syndrome with a broad range of cognitive and neurobehavioral symptoms. It is associated with major adverse events and poor outcome. Little is known about delirium in the primary care setting. A retrospective chart review was carried out for the identification of ICD-10 delirium cases presented in the regional medical office of a rural area in central Greece. Nine cases of delirium, mostly the hyperactive subtype, had been recorded. The patients tended to be elderly and suffering from dementia; infections were the underlying cause in most cases. All but one patient had been successfully treated in the primary care setting.

引用

页码：102 / 104

页数：3

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