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Delirium

LC control no.sh 85036579
LC classificationRC520.7
Topical headingDelirium
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Variant(s)Acute brain syndrome
Acute confusional states
Brain syndrome, Acute
Confusional states, Acute
See alsoCognition disorders
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Neurologic manifestations of general diseases
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Psychological manifestations of general diseases
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Found inLipowski, Z.J. Delirium : acute confusional states, 1990.
DSM III.
Kaplan clin. psych. (.. an organic mental syndrome characterized by acute onset and fluctuating course of impaired cognitive funtioning resulting from widespread cerebral nervous tissue dysfunction ... ability to receive, process, store, and recall information is markedly impaired)
MESH.
Kaplan psych.
Campbell psych. dict. (.. most common causes: intoxicants, drugs, infections, avitaminoses, metabolic disturbances and trauma, organic brain disorders)
Dorland's med. dict. (synonyms, Acute confusional state, Acute brain syndrome)
Gould med. dict. (... associated with febrile states)
Stedman's med. dict.
Mosby's med. dict.