Monthly posts on new topics in delirium research
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Studying the Delirious Brain: Neuroimaging
Contributed by Madeline D’Aquila, BS, Clinical Research Associate II & Annie Racine, PhD, MPA, both of the Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Boston, […]
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Patient Family Perspective on the Delirium Experience
Contributed by Namrata Patil, MD MPH of Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Faculty at Harvard Medical School, Boston. “Doctor, is he still like that? […]
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World Delirium Awareness Day (#WDAD2018)
This post was contributed by Heidi Lindroth, PhD Candidate, RN, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Anesthesiology School of Nursing. […]
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2017 in Review: Progress toward Delirium Prevention
This post was contributed by Heidi Lindroth, PhD Candidate, RN, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Anesthesiology School of Nursing. Let’s […]
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Long-term Cognitive Impairment after ICU Delirium: Common but Under-Recognized
Case example Sandra, a 75 year old single female, was found lying on the floor of her home by her long-time neighbor. She was not […]
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Challenges and barriers to identifying delirium in stroke patients
Post contributed by A.M. Barrett, Kessler Foundation Bill hasn’t been himself, and his family is very concerned. A retired professor, Bill seemed to do very […]
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Delirium and Hospital Quality
This post was contributed by Vanja Douglas, MD, and Stephanie Rogers, MD, both of the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. Delirium is […]
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When Confusion is Confusing: Family Caregivers and Delirium among Older Adults
Mary’s 86-year-old mother Eileen has been living with her and her family for the past two years. Eileen is a widow with mild dementia. […]
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