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Delirium

What is delirium?

Delirium is a mental state in which you are confused, disoriented, and not able to think or remember clearly. It usually starts suddenly. It is often temporary and treatable.

There are three types of delirium:

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  1. Delirium (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is delirium? Delirium is a mental state in which you are confused, disoriented, and not able to think or remember clearly. It ... temporary and treatable. There are three types of delirium: Hypoactive, when you are not active and seem ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/delirium.html - Health Topics
  2. Delirium tremens 
    Delirium tremens is a severe form of alcohol withdrawal . It involves sudden and severe mental or nervous ... Delirium tremens can occur when you stop drinking alcohol after a period of heavy drinking, especially if ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000766.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Delirium 
    Delirium is sudden severe confusion due to rapid changes in brain function that occur with physical or ... Delirium is most often caused by physical or mental illness and is usually temporary and reversible. Many ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000740.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Delirium (Merck & Co., Inc.)  
    Delirium/Learn More ... Delirium ... Merck & Co., Inc. ... Delirium - Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment from the Merck Manuals - Medical Consumer Version.
    https://www.merckmanuals.com/.../delirium-and-dementia/delirium - External Health Links
  5. Delirium (AGS Health in Aging Foundation)  
    Delirium is a term that means “sudden confusion.” It refers to an abrupt, rapid change in mental ... goes well beyond the typical forgetfulness of aging. Delirium is a result of abnormal functioning of the ...
    https://www.healthinaging.org/a-z-topic/delirium - External Health Links
  6. Delirium: Cancer Treatment Side Effect From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Delirium/Learn More ... Delirium ... Cancer--Living with Cancer/Specifics ... Cancer--Living with Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... Delirium is a confused mental state. ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/side-effects/delirium - External Health Links
  7. What to Ask: Delirium (AGS Health in Aging Foundation)  
    Underrecognition of delirium is a major problem. It is important to talk to your healthcare provider if you are concerned for ... questions you can ask your healthcare professional about delirium.
    https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips/what-ask-delirium - External Health Links
  8. Managing Delirium in Older Adults (AGS Health in Aging Foundation) - PDF  
    Delirium/Learn More ... Delirium ... AGS Health in Aging Foundation ... PDF
    https://www.healthinaging.org/...TipSheet ManagingDeliriumJuly19.pdf - External Health Links
  9. ClinicalTrials.gov: Delirium From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Delirium/Clinical Trials ... Delirium
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...d="Delirium"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  10. Last Days of Life From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    ... symptoms and ethical dilemmas. Learn about issues like delirium, fatigue, breathing and swallowing problems, constipation, muscle twitching, ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../caregivers/planning/last-days-pdq - External Health Links
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