Scientific Papers
ACUTE CONFUSIONAL STATES AND DEMENTIA IN THE ELDERLY: THE ROLE OF DEHYDRATION/VOLUME DEPLETION, PHYSICAL ILLNESS AND AGE
A prospective study was undertaken to investigate the incidence and aetiology of acute confusional states in physically ill old people. The subjects were 71 patients aged 70 years or over who were admitted as emergencies [...]
PROBLEM: THIRST, DRINKING BEHAVIOR, AND INVOLUNTARY DEHYDRATION
The phenomenon of involuntary dehydration, the delay in full restoration of a body water deficit by drinking, has been described extensively but relatively little is known about its physiological mechanism. It occurs primarily in humans [...]
EFFECT OF DRINK FLAVOR AND NACL ON VOLUNTARY DRINKING AND HYDRATION IN BOYS EXERCISING IN THE HEAT
This study was intended to assess the influence of drink flavor and composition on voluntary drinking and hydration status in children exercising intermittently at 35 +/- 1 degrees C and 45-50% relative humidity. Twelve boys [...]
HYPERNATREMIA IN ELDERLY PATIENTS. A HETEROGENEOUS, MORBID, AND IATROGENIC ENTITY
The causes, therapy for, and consequences of hypernatremia in elderly patients are not well understood. We found that in 15,187 consecutive hospital admissions, 162 (1.1%) patients who were at least 60 years of age had [...]