In her late 60s, your mom goes to the hospital for a urinary tract infection. Within hours, she’s confused and agitated, insisting she’s at home and not in a hospital bed. Medical professionals call ...

Delirium is a type of confusion that develops suddenly—over the course of hours or days—and most commonly affects older adults who are hospitalized or in a long-term care facility. “We refer to ...

The “diagnosis” of excited delirium, a term often used to justify and defend police brutality, disproportionately against Black people, has circulated in the medical canon for more than 25 years. It ...

Postoperative delirium in older adults was associated with 40% faster cognitive decline, data from a prospective cohort study showed. Among older adults who developed delirium after major elective ...

Co-anchor, "CBS Evening News;" Chief political analyst and senior national correspondent; Contributo Award-winning journalist and author John Dickerson is co-anchor of the" CBS Evening News" and chief ...

Delirium in hospitalized patients might be linked to common antibiotics more often than once believed, according to new research. Delirium -- mental confusion that may be paired with hallucinations ...

The "ADEPT" tool for delirium and agitation provides care guidelines for emergency department clinicians. A recently developed tool for managing delirium and agitation in emergency room patients over ...

Stroke patients who experience delirium during a stroke could be more prone to developing cognitive and psychiatric difficulties. Every year approximately 9000 people are admitted to hospital with a ...

The prevalence of delirium upon resident admission to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) fell after the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act was passed in 2014. Still, ...