SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A condition most common in older adults can lead to longer hospitalizations. It's called delirium, and the treatment and prevention has become a key focus for doctors at UCSF's ...

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 ...

Older adults who develop delirium during a hospital admission face a substantially higher risk of dementia in later years, even if they had no prior health conditions, according to a major new ...

A newly-developed nomogram prediction model identifies delirium risk among ICU patients using 7 readily available clinical variables.

A leading doctors group on Thursday formally withdrew its approval of a 2009 paper on "excited delirium," a document that critics say was used to justify excessive force by police. The American ...

Star Bradbury said her late stepfather, William Hyde, was a "sweet, wonderful man." But two decades ago, when he woke from colon cancer surgery, he turned shockingly violent. "He was convinced he was ...

When older adults are admitted to hospital, some suddenly become confused or disoriented. This condition is called delirium.

Older adults who experienced delirium during a hospital admission experienced a substantially increased risk of developing ...

Doctors use “diagnostic” labels to describe a condition or constellation of symptoms and signs before determining treatment or rendering a prognosis. Diagnostic criteria generally remain static and ...