9 июн. 2016 г. · Box 1: What are the symptoms? · Reduced level of consciousness · Inability to focus and maintain attention · Confusion and disorientation.

24 дек. 2008 г. · Delirium is a sign of significant physiological disturbance, usually involving multiple causes, including infection, organ failure, and ...

18 февр. 2023 г. · Terminal restlessness is a particularly distressing form of delirium that sometimes occurs in dying patients.

25 нояб. 2022 г. · These terms all have different meanings but they do overlap. Agitation is often a symptom of delirium but some patients can become agitated ...

Delirium and agitation at the end of life. BMJ. 2016 Jun 9:353:i3085. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i3085.

End-of-life delirium affects a vast majority of patients before death. It is highly distressing and often associated with restlessness or agitation.

Terminal agitation, also known as terminal restlessness or terminal delirium ... When a person nears the end of their life, they may become increasingly restless.

14 авг. 2024 г. · Delirium causing agitation in the last hours or days of life is sometimes called terminal agitation. The person may groan or shout in a ...

7 мая 2023 г. · Terminal restlessness, also called terminal agitation or terminal delirium, occurs in the days leading to death. People may be anxious, agitated, or show signs ...

Both are common in palliative care patients at the end-of-life, with incidence as high as 85%. Many causes are reversible and must be excluded e.g. infection. / ...