Delirium, a possible typical presentation of COVID-19 in the elderly

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COVID-19 has hit the entire world since late 2019 and is starting to be medically better known. Its clinical presentation is atypical in the elderly. Acute confusion is a sometimes unrecognized warning sign. It is also an  element of severity of COVID-19. This viral infection should be systematically investigated for any confusional syndrome in the elderly population.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Soins. Gerontologie - 26(2021), 149 vom: 31. Mai, Seite 10-15

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

La confusion aiguë, une possible présentation typique de la Covid-19 chez la personne âgée

Beteiligte Personen:

Maeker, Éric [VerfasserIn]
Maeker-Poquet, Bérengère [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Confusional syndrome
Covid-19
Elderly
Emergency
Journal Article
Personne âgée
Prévention
Prevention
Syndrome confusionnel
Urgence

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.06.2021

Date Revised 07.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.sger.2021.03.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326313575