Delirium is when an individual experiences sudden confusion or change in mental status, oftentimes acting disoriented or distracted. Delirium and Alzheimer’s disease or dementia-related disorders have ...

In cancer patients nearing the end of life, certain subtypes of delirium—specifically, hypoactive and "mixed" delirium—are a strong indicator that death will come soon, reports a study in ...

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 ...

Hyperactive delirium can cause agitation, distress and aggressiveness, while hypoactive delirium can cause someone to become withdrawn and sometimes drowsy. Shutterstock Doctors have described how ...

Delirium is a sudden decline in a person’s usual mental function. It occurs when signals in the brain aren’t sending and receiving properly, causing confusion in thinking and altered behaviour or ...

Postoperative delirium following noncardiac surgery was linked to a 3.5-fold higher risk for death or major complications, but low-cost interventions focusing on avoiding patient disturbances can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of an AI model resulted in a nearly fourfold increase in delirium cases detected among hospitalized older ...

An analysis of approximately 1,604 studies from over three decades proves that delirium is a clinically highly relevant but scientifically often neglected complication in cardiology, and prevention ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CeriBell, Inc. (CBLL) (“Ceribell”), a medical technology company focused on transforming the diagnosis and management of patients with serious ...