Mental confusion in the elderly.
Etiologies of confusion are discussed, including vascular, infectious, toxic-metabolic, tumorous, convulsive, and vitaminologic. Other diverse conditions are reviewed, including normal-pressure hydrocephalus.
Judge
F P
FP
Department of Medicine, Catherine McAuley Health Center (St. Joseph Mercy Hospital), Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Levy
R J
RJ
Segall
J D
JD
D000368:Aged; D001361:Avitaminosis / Q000150:complications; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003221:Confusion / Q000209:etiology*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications