Acute Epididymo-Orchitis: a Rare Cause of Delirium in Demented Patient | ||||
The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology | ||||
Article 3, Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2016, Page 1-2 PDF (280.45 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejgg.2016.30867 | ||||
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Author | ||||
Ali S H | ||||
Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Abstract Delirium is a common presentation in elderly with diverse underlying causes. This elderly man presented with disturbed level of conscious level with no apparant precipitating factor. After thorough investigations and with substantial help from the caregiver, acute epididymo-orchitis was revealed as an unusual reason of deliriumn early and a quick identification of dementia is desirable to improve the overall care to the affected persons in the developing countries | ||||
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