The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) voted to stop using the term "excited delirium" when referring to patients with hyperactive delirium, joining a host of other medical societies that ...

In videos that show George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis police custody, an officer holding down the Black man’s ankles says, “I just worry about excited delirium or whatever.” Another officer ...

Update: In an email to FLORIDA TODAY, National Association of Medical Examiners President Dr. Joyce DeJong said the organization "did not change a previous position" but rather clarified that it did ...

The American College of Emergency Physicians has said it no longer endorses the term "excited delirium" to describe the controversial syndrome authorities blamed for the 2018 death of Gregory Edwards ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado House of Representatives passed legislation barring the term “excited delirium” from being used in first responder training or incident reports, or from being listed as a ...

Brooks Walsh hadn’t questioned whether “excited delirium syndrome” was a legitimate medical diagnosis before the high-profile police killings of Elijah McClain in Colorado in 2019 and George Floyd in ...

Hyperactive delirium can cause agitation, distress and aggressiveness, while hypoactive delirium can cause someone to become withdrawn and sometimes drowsy. Shutterstock Doctors have described how ...

In her late 60s, your mom goes to the hospital for a urinary tract infection. Within hours, she’s confused and agitated, insisting she’s at home and not in a hospital bed. Medical professionals call ...

Delirium is a serious but often treatable condition that can happen suddenly to someone who is unwell. It’s much more common in older people, especially those with dementia. Delirium is a change in a ...

Delirium, associated with disrupted sleep, is common among older hospitalized adults. In addition to presenting immediate management issues, delirium can increase the long-term risk of dementia, ...