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. 2018 Feb;60(Suppl 3):S329-S340.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.224473.

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Delirium in Elderly

Sandeep Grover  1 , Ajit Avasthi  1
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Delirium in Elderly

Sandeep Grover et al. Indian J Psychiatry. 2018 Feb.
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Assessment of patients with Delirium
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Figure 2
Management of Delirium
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Figure 3
Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
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Figure 4
Algorithm for prevention of delirium
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