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Age and Ageing Advance Access published online on October 25, 2007
Age and Ageing, doi:10.1093/ageing/afm140
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Copyright © The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society.

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Delirium post-stroke

John McManus1,, Rohan Pathansali1, Rob Stewart2, Alastair Macdonald3 and Stephen Jackson1

1 Department of Clinical Gerontology, Clinical Age Research Unit, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, Bessemer Road, London SE5 9PJ, UK
2 Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, UK
3 South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, 330 Lewisham High Street, London SE13 7JZ, UK

Address correspondence to: Dr. J. McManus. Tel: 0203-2993420; Fax: 0203-2993441. Email: jmcmanus2001{at}hotmail.com

Delirium is not only one of the most common complications that older patients develop after admission to hospital but it is also one of the most serious. Although stroke is a known predisposing factor for delirium, few studies have investigated this association and results from existing studies give conflicting results with prevalence estimates ranging from 13 to 48%. The aetiology of delirium post-stroke is poorly understood. There is no consensus on the best screening tool to use to detect delirium in the post-stroke setting. Specific stroke types may be more likely to precipitate delirium than others, for example, delirium is more frequent after intracerebral haemorrhage and total anterior circulation infarction (TACI). In addition, case reports have suggested that delirium may be associated with specific lesions, for example, in the thalamus and caudate nucleus. There is a lack of intervention data in both the prevention and treatment of delirium post-stroke. However, it is known that the development of delirium post-stroke has grave prognostic implications. It is associated with longer stay in hospital, increased mortality and increased risk of institutionalisation post discharge. In this article, we review the literature to date on delirium in the acute stroke setting.

Keywords: elderly, stroke, delirium, cognition

Received 5 March 2007; accepted in revised form 31 August 2007.


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