Prevention and treatment of pediatric delirium / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Delirium is an acute, fluctuating state of brain dysfunction characterized by a change in consciousness and a reduced ability to concentrate, maintain, or transfer, which can lead to cognitive or perceptual disorders, hallucinations and sleep-arousal disorders.It cannot be better explained by pre-existing, occurring or developing diseases.At present, its pathogenesis is not clear, and is related to a variety of factors.Early and effective identification and evaluation is the premise, and the clinical practice strategy of prevention and treatment of pediatric delirium needs to be further studied.