Delirium: A sudden state of severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function, sometimes associated with hallucinations and hyperactivity, in which the patient is inaccessible to normal contact. Symptoms may include inability to concentrate and disorganized thinking evidenced by rambling, irrelevant, or incoherent speech. There may be a reduced level of consciousness, sensory misperceptions and illusions, disturbances of sleep, drowsiness, disorientation to time, place, or person, and problems with memory.
Delirium can be due to a number of conditions that derange brain metabolism, including infection, brain tumor, poisoning, drug toxicity or withdrawal, seizures, head trauma, and metabolic disturbances such as fluid, electrolyte, or acid-base imbalance, hypoxia, hypoglycemia, or hepatic or renal failure.
Also called acute confusional state and acute brain syndrome.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( dÄ-lîr ' Ä“-É™m ) n. , pl. , -i·ums , or -i·a ( -Ä“-É™ ). A temporary state of mental confusion and fluctuating ...
Delirium or acute confusional state is a transient global disorder of cognition.
Delirium is sudden severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function that occur with physical or mental illness. Causes Delirium is most often caused by ...
Delirium Definition. Delirium is a state of mental confusion that develops quickly and usually fluctuates in intensity. Description. Delirium is a syndrome, or group ...
Delirium is sudden severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function that occur with physical or mental illness.