TY - BOOK AU - Lindesay,James AU - Macdonald,Alastair AU - Starke,Ian TI - Delirium in the elderly T2 - Oxford medical publications SN - 9780192618627 : AV - RC451.4.A5 U1 - 618.97689 20 PY - 1990/// PB - Oxford University Press KW - Delirium in old age KW - Cognition Disorders KW - in old age KW - Delirium KW - Aged KW - Confusion N2 - Delirium is an important problem confronting health services in ageing societies. It complicates many illnesses and procedures in old age, and is associated with high rates of mortality and distress. This book reviews what is known about the prevalence and pathogenesis of delirium in the elderly ER -