Burkhard Haastert

Delirium superimposed on dementia in nursing homes: prevalence, incidence, and prognosis – protocol of a prospective multicenter cohort study

Abstract Background Delirium is a frequent and serious neuropsychiatric syndrome in older adults. People living with dementia are at particularly high risk of developing delirium. In nursing homes, where dementia prevalence is high, delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD) represe...