Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Delirium in older adults is a common and serious acute neuropsychiatric syndrome, with core features of inattention and global cognitive impairment. Although antipsychotic drugs are the medications most frequently used to treat this syndrome, these drugs are associated with a variety of adverse events, including sedation, extrapyramidal side effects, and cardiac arrhythmias. METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Tsutomu Furuse, Kenji Hashimoto |
Journal | Annals of general psychiatry
(Ann Gen Psychiatry)
Vol. 9
Pg. 6
(Jan 20 2010)
ISSN: 1744-859X [Electronic] England |
PMID | 20148109
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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