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Why is delirium more frequent in the elderly?

An aging-related reduction in the brain’s functional reserve may explain why delirium is more frequent in the elderly than in younger people insofar as the reserve becomes inadequate to cover the metabolic requirements that are critically increased by stressors. The aim of this paper is to review th...

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Autor principal: Bugiani, Orso
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8143064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34031797
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05339-3