Up to one-third of older adults staying in the hospital can develop a condition called delirium. It is especially common in people age 65 and older. What is delirium? “Delirium is like an acute brain ...

Awakenings occur in individuals who use alcohol heavily and for a prolonged period during alcohol withdrawal episodes. This medical emergency results in Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium also known as ...

Delirium is a serious but often treatable condition that can happen suddenly to someone who is unwell. It’s much more common in older people, especially those with dementia. Delirium is a change in a ...

As her condition worsened, she developed delirium -- fluctuating between moments of lucidity and profound confusion. Alone in a hospital room, far from family and anything familiar, she became ...

Individuals who developed vs did not develop postoperative delirium exhibited thicker preoperative macular thickness in the right eye. HealthDay News — In older patients undergoing surgery ...

WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. The eyes also might help detect seniors at risk for a common syndrome in which they emerge from surgery in a ...

WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. The eyes also might help detect seniors at risk for a common syndrome in which they emerge from surgery ...

In older patients undergoing surgery, preoperative macular thickness may be a marker for vulnerability to developing postoperative delirium. HealthDay News — In older patients undergoing surgery, ...