Abstract:Delirium is a frequent cause of decompensation in the elderly, especially with higher prevalence in highly dependent patients, in advanced ages and senile dementia. It is important to always look for the principal cause before treating only the symptom. This case describes a 79-year-old woman with an episode of agitation and disorientation lasting several days, underestimated by its mild nature, but which ends up being a thalamic hemorrhagic stroke. Hemorrhagic stroke is a less common pathology than ischemic s… Show more
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