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Delirium Tremens

Delirium Tremens

The mental disorder: Delirium Tremens and its related debilitating characteristics can be Discussed in this Thread.

Tremens Delirium

Predicting long-term cognitive decline following delirium

Evidence suggests that experiencing delirium after surgery can lead to long-term cognitive decline in older adults. However, not everyone who experiences delirium will suffer this fate. After a recent study, researchers at Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research and Brigham and Women's Channing Division of Network Medicine (Both Harvard Medical School affiliates) have discovered that we can predict cognitive decline after postoperative delirium using pre-surgery information from patients, particularly information on pre-surgery cognitive function. Ref. Source 9o.

Delirium Tremens Health & Special Psychology

With this information I hope that those who do suffer from post operative delirium get some of the help they need to combat it and hopefully do not have the long term effects they suffer now.

Tremens Delirium

Sedative may prevent delirium in the ICU. A low dose of the sedative dexmedetomidine given at night may prevent delirium in critically ill patients, according to new research. Source 8x.