Delirium superimposed on dementia is more predictive of adverse outcomes than dementia alone.
Torpilliesi
Tiziana
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Bellelli
Giuseppe
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Trabucchi
Marco
M
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003693:Delirium / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors