Prevalence and risk factors of delirium and subsyndromal delirium in Chinese older adults.

Delirium and SSD are common among Chinese older adults with acute medical illnesses, with a combined prevalence of delirium and SSD of 27%. Important precipitating and predisposing factors include psychotropic medications, acute ischemic stroke and other causes of organic brain syndromes. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 1625-1628.