Delirium is the main symptom of coronavirus for 16% elderly people and 25% of all seniors with COVID-19 become confused, study finds Researchers analyzed 817 elderly coronavirus patients who were admitted to ERs at seven hospital across five states More than one in four, or 28% were diagnosed with delirium, which is a state of … Read more
Playing video games that exercise your brain before major surgery prevents delirium and helps speed up recovery, study finds The process of brain training used in the new study is known as ‘neurobics’ Volunteers were asked to play a brain training game on the run up to surgery Doctors found that playing a specially designed … Read more
Infection with the coronavirus can cause delirium, stroke and nerve damage in ‘a higher than expected number of patients’, a study has found. Experts from University College London have reported a ‘concerning increase’ amid the pandemic of a rare brain inflammation known to be triggered by viral infections. Typically seen in children, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis … Read more