Kalan Ugur, Soysal Pinar, Isik Ahmet Turan
Kayseri Education and Research Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
Kayseri Education and Research Hospital, Geriatric Center, Kayseri, Turkey.
Psychogeriatrics. 2018 Jul;18(4):321-323. doi: 10.1111/psyg.12320.
Both insomnia and its treatment can lead to the development of delirium in older adults. In the present case, delirium occurred after a single dose of zopiclone was given for insomnia treatment in an 84-year-old patient. Considering the case, patients and caregivers should be informed about the rare complication when zopiclone is prescribed.
失眠及其治疗都可能导致老年人出现谵妄。在本病例中，一名84岁患者因失眠接受单次佐匹克隆治疗后发生了谵妄。鉴于此病例，在开具佐匹克隆处方时，应告知患者及其护理人员这种罕见的并发症。
