๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ?
โถ๏ธ Delirium is a major risk factor for dementia.
โ๏ธ Why does the dementia literature largely ignore this?
๐งฉ Especially given that 1 in 4 older people in hospital have delirium - & there is potential for treatment!
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โถ๏ธ Delirium is a major risk factor for dementia.
โ๏ธ Why does the dementia literature largely ignore this?
๐งฉ Especially given that 1 in 4 older people in hospital have delirium - & there is potential for treatment!
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Comments
Yes there is a lot of evidence showing that older people without dementia who experience dementia are at much higher risk of dementia in the future.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19414723/