The descriptive epidemiology of delirium symptoms in a large population-based cohort study: results from the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS)

Table 2 Delirium algorithm

Delirium	= Informant reporting [Acute change] + [Fluctuation] + [Inattention and/or drowsiness]
Delirium	OR
	= Interviewer judgment: a physical illness … be sufficient explanation for the subject's mental or psychiatric symptoms (e.g. delirious due to acute infection)

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