Delirium future or investigational therapies
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [2]
Overview
There are many still unknown about delirium. Studies are being conducted to understand pathophysiology, more effective ways of prevention, utilization of EEG and CT/MRI scan etc.
Future or Investigational Therapies
Currently many studies are being conducted to identify various pharmacological approaches to prevent and treat delirium such as;
Studies to improve diagnosis of delirium:
Studies to understand pathophysiology of delirium:
Role of immune system[4]
Peri-operative delirium
References
- ↑ "Melatonin Prophylaxis in Delirium: Panacea o... [JAMA Psychiatry. 2014] - PubMed - NCBI".
- ↑ "Preventive Effects of Ramelteon on Delirium:... [JAMA Psychiatry. 2014] - PubMed - NCBI".
- ↑ "Interpatient Variability in Dexmedeto... [ScientificWorldJournal. 2014] - PubMed - NCBI".
- ↑ "The immunology of delirium. [Neuroimmunomodulation. 2014] - PubMed - NCBI".