| Description |
xviii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Delirium: historical concepts and current definitions -- 2. Pathophysiology -- 3. Epidemiology -- 4. Clinical phenomenology -- 5. Differential diagnosis -- 6. Frequent aetiologies -- 7. Frequent clinical subtypes - delirium in special populations -- 8. Diagnostic assessment -- 9. Management -- 10. Family issues -- App. 1. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) -- App. 2. The Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) -- App. 3. The Confusion Assessment Method ICU (CAM-ICU) -- App. 4. The Delirium Rating Scale (DRS) -- App. 5. The Delirium Rating Scale, revised, 1998 (DRS-R-98) -- App. 6. The Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS) -- App. 7. The Confusion State Evaluation (CSE) Rating scale for assessment of delirium |
| Summary |
"Delirium: Acute confusional states in palliative medicine demonstrates that only an interdisciplinary treatment of delirium between neurology, psychiatry and palliative medicine can develop knowledge of the syndrome and improve patient and family care. This book has been written for palliative care physicians and socialist nurses, neurologists, psychiatrists, and other health professionals treating terminally ill patients offering them a clear account of how to recognize and deal with the syndrome."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-218) and index |
| Subject |
Delirium.
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Palliative treatment.
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Delirium.
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Palliative Care -- methods.
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| Author |
Grassi, Luigi.
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| LC no. |
2003041975 |
| ISBN |
0192631993 paperback alkaline paper |
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0192631993 paperback |
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