[Delirium in a patient with cerebral metastasis].
Delirium is a common complication in palliative care of preterminally or terminally ill cancer patients. Based on a case report of a delirious male patient with cerebral metastasis, typical manifestations, etiologies, risk factors and possible therapies of palliative delirium will be reviewed. Furthermore, difficult therapeutic decisions with regard to the use of corticosteroids, fentanyl and parenteral rehydration therapy will be discussed.
Wiener
Barbara
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Abteilung für Neurologie, Landesklinikum Waldviertel Horn, Horn, Osterreich. wienerbarbara@hotmail.com
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000941:ethics; D003693:Delirium / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy