The diagnosis of delirium in 80 emergency unit patients
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
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56(2): 176-83, jun. 1998. tab
Article
Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
We evaluated the initial and final diagnosis of 80 patients with delirium arriving at the emergence unit of a university hospital in a large Brazilian city over a period of 30 months up to December 1991. The diagnosis was based on the DSM-IIIR criteria. Patients with a known history of head trauma or epileptic seizure and patients younger than 13 years were excluded. Only patients with a disease of up to 7 days were included. The patients were subdivided into four etiologic groups vascular, associated with the use of alcohol; infectious-parasitic; miscellaneous. The results showed a rate of correct diagnosis ranging from 65 to 80 percent with the use of kappa test (standard good to excelent). Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive and negative predictive values had results showing different conditions for intial diagnosis in each group. This study can help the initial diagnosis of delirium and the choice for diagnostic testing.
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LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Délire avec confusion
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Etude d'étiologie
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Étude pronostique
Limites du sujet:
Adolescent
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Adulte
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Thème du journal:
Neurologie
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Psychiatrie
Année:
1998
Type:
Article
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