It's very common for delirium to be missed or thought to be something else. Using a screening tool, such as a 4AT (the 4 A's test), can help to identify delirium more accurately. It takes around two ...

If there are indications present, then delirium can be confirmed by the use of a brief standardised clinical assessment; the 4AT. If delirium is confirmed, then the potential precipitants and ...

Delirium diagnoses in older people have been rising over the past decade, which is probably because of more use of the 4AT screening test. But a recent study found that still, only about a third ...