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cholinergic deficiency hypothesis of delirium: a standalone construct

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cholinergic deficiencyhypothesis of delirium1 CONSTRUCTCholinergic deficiencyHSHIEH · BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

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the proposal that reduced acetylcholine activity is a final common pathway leading to delirium across its many precipitating causes.

In biological psychiatry, cholinergic deficiency hypothesis of delirium refers to the proposal that reduced acetylcholine activity is a final common pathway leading to delirium across its many precipitating causes. This meaning comes from Hshieh (2008) in The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences.[1]

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References

  1. Hshieh, T. T., Fong, T. G., Marcantonio, E. R., & Inouye, S. K. (2008). Cholinergic Deficiency Hypothesis in Delirium: A Synthesis of Current Evidence. The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 63(7), 764-772. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/63.7.764

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