Question

Discuss delirium. What are all aspects of this condition? What is the significance of delirium lasting longer than a month? Hint: You may need to go to the web for answer.

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DELIRIUM PAGE NO. DATE The deliriamit disorder of the Orgonie brain Synalnom Cfood to Fog 14 mostly include chester The Fos Delilisicer is an acute organie mental disorder Characterized by i Impairement of consciousness Diseno T talkion and Disturbance in perception and restlessness. Incidence Delirium is the highest incidence among orgonie mental Disorder About 10 to 25% of medical Surgical impatients, and about 20 to 40% of geriatric patient the eriksa for dellericem duning hospitalizations Etiology ( They ayon Hype 1) lasulor i Hypertensive encephalopathy Gerebral arferiosclerosis intracranial hemorrhage 03 Infectiont a Greephalitis meningitis, 3 Meoplastie » Speleoccupying, Plesions, 1 Intoxication » Chronie detoxication on I withdrawal effects of seclotive heproti Drugs. Il a o thaumatic la Subdusal and epidural hematoma, confusion heart stroke 6) Visamin Deficiency "1) Encloenine I mehebblie 8 Metals Is grotea.

Clinical Featyre te Impairment of consciousness % Impairment dat cettention. 3 kerceptual Disturbares i cognitione y Disturbeemie of most often sual 3 Psychomotor Disturbance 6) Dikteerbance of sleep wake yeler A Grotional Fisherbence. Type af De liricem - 20 Hypbrachive Delisiem > Probably the most ecesibly recognized sype this may Enclude restlessness, agitation, raplel mood changes or hallucination on el refusal to boperate with care 2) Hypo achine Delirium a This may enclude meetive or reduced motor cchrisy Sleggshness abrormal drowsiness or Smit seeming to be in a care. Mixed Delisiers in This Prelude Both hyperactive and hypoactive sin and symptoms. The person may quickly switch back and forth forms hyperactive to hypocesire States

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