Robertsson B, Olsson L, Wallin A
Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset/Mölndal, Mölndal, Sweden.
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 1999 Jul-Aug;10(4):278-83. doi: 10.1159/000017132.
Old age and organic brain disorder are major risk factors for delirium in the elderly. The localization of the brain damage in dementia may be of importance for this risk. The aim of the present study was to investigate the rate of delirium in patients with different regional brain syndromes. Included in the study were 194 demented patients. The occurrence and intensity of four regional brain syndromes were estimated: parietal lobe syndrome, frontal lobe syndrome, subcortical syndrome and global brain syndrome. The analyses showed that the rate of delirium was significantly higher when a global brain syndrome was predominant than when any one of the other syndromes predominated.
老年和器质性脑障碍是老年人发生谵妄的主要危险因素。痴呆症中脑损伤的定位对于这种风险可能很重要。本研究的目的是调查不同区域脑综合征患者的谵妄发生率。该研究纳入了194名痴呆患者。评估了四种区域脑综合征的发生情况和严重程度：顶叶综合征、额叶综合征、皮质下综合征和全脑综合征。分析表明，以全脑综合征为主时的谵妄发生率显著高于以其他任何一种综合征为主时的发生率。
