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Abstract
A disorder characterized by CONFUSION; inattentiveness; disorientation; ILLUSIONS; HALLUCINATIONS; agitation; and in some instances autonomic nervous system overactivity. It may result from toxic/metabolic conditions or structural brain lesions. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp411-2)
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- Delirium of Mixed Origin
- Subacute Delirium
- Delirium, Subacute
- Deliriums, Subacute
- Mixed Origin Delirium
- Mixed Origin Deliriums
- Subacute Deliriums
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.
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this is not the French "délire" ( = DELUSIONS)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Delirium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003693. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003693
- Delirium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delirium
- Delirium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160796