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Differences in clinical characteristics of delirium according to demographic variables (age and sex)

What is it about?

Delirium (confusional syndrome) is an acute impairment of consciousness that presents as response of the brain to a diverse range of medical, surgical and pharmacological conditions. We aimed to evaluate whether the phenotype (clinical characteristics) of delirium differs among demographic groups (age at 65 years cutoff and sex) in patients from different countries.

Why is it important?

Description of clinical characteristics of this syndrome, according to important demographic variables, like age (non-geriatric or geriatric) and sex, is important for clinicians and researchers.

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