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Abstract delirium is an acute and fluctuating disturbance of attention and awareness People with parkinson’s disease are much more likely to get delirium whilst in hospital than older adults without parkinson’s disease (67% vs Parkinson’s disease dementia (pdd) and dementia with lewy bodies (dlb) Both are caused by protein clumps in the brain called lewy. We present a case of a pd patient with acute delirium that was successfully managed by transferring the patient to the intensive care unit (icu) and administering dexmedetomidine, a. Describe the prevalence and symptoms of delirium in the older population Provide an overview of the assessment and treatment of delirium in older adults. Delirium is a common acute neuropsychiatric syndrome involving changes in consciousness, cognition or perception In this review, we focus on clinical and epidemiological aspects of delirium in people with dementia, examine the evidence for shared mechanisms between delirium and dementia, and. Delirium is commonly triggered by medical conditions, infections, medications, or metabolic imbalances, while dementia results from neurodegenerative processes such as. Delirium in general older populations is associated with adverse outcomes, such as increased mortality, dementia, and institutionalisation However, to date there are no comprehensive.