Many older adults experience a sudden state of confusion when they are admitted to hospital. This condition is known as ...

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 ...

When older adults are admitted to hospital, some suddenly become confused or disoriented. This condition is called delirium.

Delirium is a strong risk factor for dementia and death in older people, a study published Wednesday found. The risk of dementia being diagnosed was three times higher in hospitalized patients who had ...

Now, lawmakers in Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, and New York are considering bills that also would rein in how the excited delirium concept is used. Following a pivotal year in the movement to discard ...

Medical wards at The Prince Charles Hospital, a public hospital in Queensland, have recently trialled what may be the world's first electronic tool for assessing the likely causes of delirium.