Nicholson Timothy R J, Henderson Max
Departmen of Pschological Medicine, Insitute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London.
Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2009 Apr;70(4):217-21. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2009.70.4.41625.
Delirium occurs in up to 50% of general hospital inpatients and is even more common in terminal illness. It is associated with a high morbidity and mortality, regularly missed and importantly is often either preventable or treatable.