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Acute disturbed behaviour may be a presentation of delirium but it might also be misunderstood by clinical staff, and individuals with specific problems.

The Bournewood proposals were issued by the Department of Health to clarify issues surrounding the compliant incapacitant patient where they are being, or risk being, deprived of their liberty.

Debates continue on the issue of how to avoid emergency hospital admissions. This article examines the current models of admission avoidance and the evidence base for such services.

Frequently mistaken for more common conditions, myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease of neuromuscular function. These two case reports chart the difficulty in diagnosis and the treatment options.

This is a case report of a patient with Parkinson's disease whose electrocardiogram led to the misdiagnosis of torsade de pointes.

Thiazide-type diuretics and CCBs are recommended as first-line therapy for hypertension in elderly patients, based on the assumption they tend to have low renin essential hypertension and proven efficacy.

Shingles is an acute, painful condition where erythematous vesicles erupt in one or more parts of the body. Infection is often followed by persistent debilitating pain known as postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), which is the most common complication. 

Many women experience devastating symptoms of the menopause to the extent their quality of life is reduced and daily tasks start to become a burden. This article reviews management options.

Cardiac resynchronisation using a biventricular pacemaker has been proven in clinical trials to improve symptoms and life expectancy. Although these devices are relatively expensive, this treatment is cost effective.

Spirituality and religious practice can affect mental health. Doctors have a duty to respect patients' spiritual and religious beliefs and practices, and encourage them where appropriate.

Sialorrhoea affects 75–80 per cent of patients with Parkinson’s disease. The condition is due to impaired swallowing rather than excessive saliva production.

The association between abdominal obesity and cardiometabolic risk is gathering evidence daily. In the older patient the changes that occur naturally in the process of ageing, combined with obesity, means the physician has a crucial role to play in assessing these cardiometabolic risk factors.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is no stranger to controversy, but rarely have their decisions ignited such heated debate as their recommendation of drugs to treat dementia. Professor Clive Ballard and Samantha Sharp of the Alzheimer's Society study the data, marshall their thoughts and articulate concerns about the new recommendations.

Increasing life expectancy and the ever-growing population of older adults make discussion of sex and sexual health in clinical practice with this age group topical.

It is important for medical and allied health professionals to provide necessary guidance to patients who wish to continue driving following recovery from stroke.