Drs. Mfon Umoh and Esther Oh, along with colleagues from Harvard Medical school, have recently published a review paper on the relationship between delirium and dementia. This review is a part of a special issue of Seminars in Neurology focused on “Altered Mental Status, Encephalopathy, and Delirium.” They summarize recent literature linking these two conditions and present evidence that delirium may be a modifiable risk factor for dementia. Dr. Umoh and team also review strategies for evaluation that focus on distinguishing delirium from dementia in clinical settings and provide recommendations for interventions to prevent delirium in patients with dementia. Umoh ME, Fitzgerald D, Vasunilashorn SM, Oh ES, Fong TG. The Relationship between Delirium and Dementia. Semin Neurol. 2024 Oct 11. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1791543. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39393800.
