How do delirium motor subtypes differ in phenomenology and contributory aetiology? a cross-sectional, multisite study of liaison psychiatry and palliative care patients.
Kevin GlynnFrank McKennaKevin LallyMuireann O'DonnellSandeep GroverSubho ChakrabartiAjit AvasthiSurendra K MattooAkhilesh SharmaAbhishek GoshRuchita ShahDavid HickeyJames FitzgeraldBrid DavisNiamh O'ReganDimitrious AdamisOlugbenja WilliamsFahad AwanColum P DunneWalter CullenShane McInerneyJohn McFarlandFaiza JabbarHenry O'ConnellPaula T TrzepaczMaeve LeonardDavid MeagherPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
This study indicates a pattern of aetiology and symptomatology of delirium motor subtypes across a large international sample that had previously been lacking. It serves to improve our understanding of this complex condition and has implications in terms of early detection and management of delirium.