a Record control number WOS:000236524100030

a ISSN 00279684

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number WB115

b Item number .E43 2006

a Personal name Halil, M.

h Medium Electronic Document

a Title Elderly patient with delirium after myocardial infarction

c Statement of responsibility, etc M. Halil, ES Cankurtaran, N. Ozkayar, M. Cankurtaran, Z. Ulger, BB Yavuz, A. Shorbagi, S. Ariogul.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Natl med assoc,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2006.

a Summary, etc Delirium is a transient global disorder of cognition. Almost any medical illness or medication can cause delirium. Here, we report a 71-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with c sudden change in mental status, which later resolved. An electrocardiogram was consistent with acute myocardial infarction. The patient later developed symptoms of delirium, and halopericlol was administered. The symptoms did not resolve, and risperidone was initiated instead. The patient subsequently became hypotensive, and treatment was again changed to olanzapine. He returned to full consciousness with olanzapine treatment. When the potential hypotensive effects of haloperidol and risperidone ore taken into consideration, in patients with high cardiac risk, olanzapine may provide a better option for the treatment of delirium.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Internal Medicine

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

t Title Journal of the national medical association

g Relationship information APR 2006, Vol.98 Issue 4, p648-650

x International Standard Serial Number 00279684