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Comparison of verbal and computerised months backwards tests in a hospitalized older population

BACKGROUND: Delirium is extremely prevalent, yet underdiagnosed, in older patients and is associated with prolonged length of hospital stay and higher mortality rates. Impaired attention is the cardinal deficit in delirium and is a required feature in diagnostic criteria. The verbal months backwards...

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Autores principales: Mulligan, Martin, Lally, Leona, Adamis, Dimitrios, Meagher, David, Exton, Chris, Dunne, Colum, McCarthy, Geraldine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9675648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35931914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-022-02205-w