A leading group of medical experts says the term "excited delirium" should not be listed as a cause of death. Critics have said the term has been used to justify excessive force by police. The ...

Is postoperative delirium after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) just a transient annoyance, or is it a harbinger of ...

(CNN) — An emergency physicians group is disavowing “excited delirium,” a controversial term that some police officers, clinicians, medical examiners and court experts have used to explain how an ...

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) recently formally withdrew its approval of a 2009 paper on "excited delirium," which has been criticized for its potential use to justify excessive ...

She's also been diagnosed with early signs of dementia.

Delirium affected 44% of critically ill patients in an Ohio medical center who were hospitalized after a recent stroke, according to new research published in the American Journal of Critical Care.

Research published today in the JAMA Internal Medicine finds that developing postoperative delirium is associated with a 40% faster rate of cognitive decline over those who do not develop delirium.

A large U.S. study suggests that older adults hospitalized with delirium may experience better outcomes when treated with trazodone, commonly used to treat depression and sleep problems, rather than ...

Delirium is a serious change in brain function that affects up to 64 percent of older medical patients and up to 50 percent of older surgical patients. It can manifest as sudden confusion, agitation, ...

(CNN) — An emergency physicians group is disavowing "excited delirium," a controversial term that some police officers, clinicians, medical examiners and court experts have used to explain how an ...