Elucidating the pathophysiology of delirium and the interrelationship of delirium and dementia.

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Published in J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci on December 01, 2006

Authors

Sharon K Inouye1, Luigi Ferrucci

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. agingbraincenter@hrca.harvard.edu

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