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Information: An etiologically nonspecific syndrome characterized by concurrent disturbances of consciousness and attention, perception, thinking, memory, psychomotor behaviour, emotion, and the sleep-wake cycle. It may occur at any age but is most common after the age This page was last updated on October 10th, 2008
Delirium Sites:
Patient Family Guide
From the American Psychiatric Organisation.[PDF] http://www.psych.org/psych_pract/treatg/patientfam_guide/Delirium.pdf
The Cleveland Clinic Disease Management Project
This chapter deals with diagnosis, signs and symptoms, treatment and outcome of delirium. http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/diseasemanagement/psychiatry/delirium/delirium.htm
eMedicine - Delirium
Background, causes, differential diagnosis and treatment of this acute confusional state. Article by Kannayiram Alagiakrishnan, MD. http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3006.htm
Delirium
Definition, differential diagnosis and treatment. http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-or01.html
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Information: An etiologically nonspecific syndrome characterized by concurrent disturbances of consciousness and attention, perception, thinking, memory, psychomotor behaviour, emotion, and the sleep-wake cycle. It may occur at any age but is most common after the age
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