[Delirium, a possible typical presentation of COVID-19 in the elderly]

Éric Maeker; Bérengère Maeker-Poquet

doi:10.1016/j.sger.2021.03.003

[Delirium, a possible typical presentation of COVID-19 in the elderly]

Soins Gerontol. May-Jun 2021;26(149):10-15. doi: 10.1016/j.sger.2021.03.003. Epub 2021 Mar 23.

[Article in French]

Authors

Éric Maeker¹, Bérengère Maeker-Poquet²

Affiliations

¹ Court séjour gériatrique, unité Covid, centre hospitalier de Calais, 1601 boulevard des Justes, 62100 Calais, France. Electronic address: eric.maeker@gmail.com.
² Court séjour gériatrique, unité Covid, centre hospitalier de Calais, 1601 boulevard des Justes, 62100 Calais, France.

PMID: 34083008
DOI: 10.1016/j.sger.2021.03.003

Abstract

COVID-19 has hit the entire world since late 2019 and is starting to be medically better known. Its clinical presentation is atypical in the elderly. Acute confusion is a sometimes unrecognized warning sign. It is also an element of severity of COVID-19. This viral infection should be systematically investigated for any confusional syndrome in the elderly population.

Keywords: COVID-19; Covid-19; confusional syndrome; elderly; emergency; personne âgée; prevention; prévention; syndrome confusionnel; urgence.

MeSH terms

Aged
COVID-19*
Delirium*
Humans
SARS-CoV-2