delirium

Delirium is the main symptom of coronavirus for 16% elderly people. study finds

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Delirium is the main symptom of coronavirus for 16% elderly people and 25% of all seniors with COVID-19 become confused, study finds Researchers analyzed 817 elderly coronavirus patients who were admitted to ERs at seven hospital across five states More than one in four, or 28% were diagnosed with delirium, which is a state of … Read more

Playing video games before major surgery prevents delirium and helps speed up recovery, study finds 

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Playing video games that exercise your brain before major surgery prevents delirium and helps speed up recovery, study finds The process of brain training used in the new study is known as ‘neurobics’ Volunteers were asked to play a brain training game on the run up to surgery  Doctors found that playing a specially designed … Read more

Van Gogh suffered delirium due to alcohol withdrawal after severing his ear, researchers say 

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Vincent Van Gogh suffered from bouts of delirium due to alcohol withdrawal while he was in hospital being treated for his severed ear, researchers say. On July 29, 1890, the 37-year-old Dutch painter died two days after shooting himself in the chest with a revolver. Van Gogh’s suicide came two years after he hacked off … Read more

COVID-19 can cause delirium, stroke and nerve damage in ‘a higher than expected number of patients’

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Infection with the coronavirus can cause delirium, stroke and nerve damage in ‘a higher than expected number of patients’, a study has found. Experts from University College London have reported a ‘concerning increase’ amid the pandemic of a rare brain inflammation known to be triggered by viral infections. Typically seen in children, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis … Read more