Relationship Between Minor Developmental Physical Anomalies and Delirium Among Geriatric Inpatients
The association of limb and head MPAs with delirium suggests that early developmental aberrations can affect neurological structures related to consciousness that reduce the threshold for delirium during inpatient hospitalization in later life. Specific neurological pathways need further delineation, although frontal regions were not implicated.
Authors
- Juan David Velásquez Tirado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4638-2927)
- José G. Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9255-8084)
- María Victoria Ocampo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3972-5984)
- María Luisa Vásquez Botero
- María Carolina González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4685-6739)
- Maria Pia Villa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9394-4323)
- Paula T. Trzepacz
- Marcela Alviz
Institutions
- Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (CO)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neuropsychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240210
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00