delirium

By Samantha Young SACRAMENTO — California is the first state to ban doctors and medical examiners from attributing deaths to the controversial diagnosis known as “excited delirium,” which a human rights activist hailed as a…

By Markian Hawryluk and Renuka Rayasam The way Sheldon Haleck’s parents see it, the 38-year-old’s only crime was jaywalking. But that March night in 2015, after Honolulu police found him behaving erratically, they pepper-sprayed…

By CARLA K. JOHNSON and RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press A leading group of medical experts says the term “excited delirium” should not be listed as a cause of death. Critics have said the term has been…

Delirium is common among women with urinary tract infections (UTIs) -- especially those who have experienced menopause. Investigators from Cedars-Sinai, working with laboratory mice, have been able to prevent symptoms of the condition with…

By Express News Service Author Neil Gaiman has confirmed that The Sandman character Delirium from the graphic novel will debut in the upcoming second season. Gaiman confirmed the news at the recently wrapped-up…

Physician’s Briefing Staff FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with haloperidol does not yield a greater number of days alive and out of the hospital at 90 days than placebo among…

Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine and Mayo Clinic researcher-clinicians are conducting a multi-site study to establish that music intervention can reduce the likelihood of critically ill, mechanically ventilated…

Clinical studies have demonstrated a strong association between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and delirium. A change to the Tau protein, which can lead to the formation of tangles in brain, is one of the hallmarks of AD pathology, and Tau…

For decades, the term "excited delirium" has been erroneously used as a catch-all medical diagnosis for people who have died in police custody,…

Older people taking a drug used to treat anxiety and insomnia -- nitrazepam -- as well as those on antidepressants, are twice as likely to suffer postoperative delirium after hip and knee surgery, a new Australian study has found. The…