Fienke L Ditzel, Suzanne C A Hut, Mark van den Boogaard, Michel Boonstra, Frans S S Leijten, Evert-Jan Wils, Tim van Nesselrooij, Marjan Kromkamp, Paul J T Rood, Christian Röder, Paul F Bouvy, Michiel Coesmans, Robert Jan Osse, Monica Pop-Purceleanu, Edwin van Dellen, Jaap W M Krulder, Koen Milisen, Richard Faaij, Ariël M Vondeling, Ad M Kamper, Barbara C van Munster, Annemarieke de Jonghe, Marian A M Winters, Jeanette van der Ploeg, Sanneke van der Zwaag, Dineke H L Koek, Clara A C Drenth-van Maanen, Albertus Beishuizen, Deirdre M van den Bos, Wiepke Cahn, Ewoud Schuit, Arjen J C Slooter
OBJECTIVES: To measure the diagnostic accuracy of DeltaScan: a portable real-time brain state monitor for identifying delirium, a manifestation of acute encephalopathy (AE) detectable by polymorphic delta activity (PDA) in single-channel electroencephalograms (EEGs). DESIGN: Prospective cross-sectional study. SETTING: Six Intensive Care Units (ICU's) and 17 non-ICU departments, including a psychiatric department across 10 Dutch hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: 494 patients, median age 75 (IQR:64-87), 53% male, 46% in ICUs, 29% delirious...
December 9, 2023: American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry