Alternate Names : Acute confusional state, Acute brain syndrome
Definition
Delirium is sudden severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function that occur with physical or mental illness.
Confusional State - Confusion
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Confusional state
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From the studies cited, it has not been determined whether these symptoms are clearly related to the dose and duration of therapy with Alprazolam in patients with panic disorder.
Acute confusional states
Acute memory disorders
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Acute confusional state; Acute brain syndrome
Causes
Delirium is most often caused by physical or mental illness and is usually temporary and reversible.
Toxic Confusional State - Confused, Usually Elderly, Person Whose Problem Is Due To Constipation (toxic Build Up In Body)
TDS
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Delirium ( Acute Confusional State )
Delirium may be caused by withdrawal from alcohol or drugs or medications.
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Delirium (Acute confusional state, acute organic syndrome)
Management involves identifying and treating the underlying cause, careful nursing and use of medication to relieve agitation.
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Also called acute confusional state and acute brain syndrome.
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Acute confusional state
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Confusional State (Confusion)
Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon (Hirschsprung Disease)
Congenital Dysplasia of the Hip (Congenital Dislocation of the Hip)
Congenital Factor VIII Deficiency (Hemophilia A) ...
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Diagnosis of delirium and confusional states
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[3,4,5] The term acute confusional state has also been used to describe this syndrome; in the last days of life, the condition sometimes referred to as terminal restlessness probably represents a terminal delirium.
This condition is an acute confusional state, characterised by disturbance of consciousness accompanied by variable degrees of cognitive impairment. It is generally considered an acute reversible condition.
Alzheimer's Society Dementia Tutorial - Acute Confusional State
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Kuo SH, Debnam JM, Fuller GN, de Groot J. 'Wernicke's encephalopathy: an underrecognized and reversible cause of confusional state in cancer patients.' Oncology . 2009;76(1):10-18.
Delirium, dementia, amnesia, and certain other alterations in cognition are subsumed under more general terms such as mental status change (MSC), acute confusional state (ACS), or organic brain syndrome (OBS).
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Due to older people's precarious homeostatic mechanisms they are much more prone than younger people to dehydration and electrolyte imbalances. This may induce a confusional state which may be mistaken for a dementing illness such as Alzheimer's.
Acute confusional state (more common in the elderly).
There may also be a serious outbreak of herpes (cold sores) around the mouth, which shows that your immune system is not now able to defend against the herpes virus.
Confusional state
Acute memory disorder
CNS complications due to HIV-1
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Sudden vision loss
Vasculitic neuropathy
Myositis
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 See also: Symptom, Delirium, Fusion, Seizure, Depression
  
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