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 ...

An analysis in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals that older inpatients admitted to physicians who ...

As hospitalists…we see patients throughout the day, in different situations, and often end up spending more time with them ...

Some antihistamines, anti-allergy drugs, have the potential to raise dementia risk in the elderly, claimed a new study.

Some antihistamines -- anti-allergy drugs -- have the potential to raise dementia risk in elderly, claimed a new study on ...

Hospitals must get better at recognising and treating delirium in patients because it may be causing long-lasting brain damage and dementia, doctors will tell the Government. The condition, when ...

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) in older adults (60+) who undergone non-cardiac surgery is linked to a greater cognitive decline after surgery.

Hallucinations are unreal sensory experiences, such as hearing or seeing something that is not there. Any of our five senses (vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch) can be involved. Most often, when we ...

Benzodiazepines like lorazepam can precipitate or worsen delirium, and are often avoided for patients with end-of-life delirium. Among cancer patients in a palliative care setting, those who received ...

It often appears as delirium, a sudden state of confusion that can come and ... This alerts the care team to check for possible causes of PNDs, while also focusing on supportive steps like ...