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Bookmark or Share- Delirium - Delirium - Merck Manual Professional EditionDelirium is an acute, transient, usually reversible, fluctuating disturbance in attention, cognition, and consciousness level. Causes include almost any disorder or drug. Diagnosis is clinical, with laboratory and usually imaging tests to identify the cause. Treatment is correction of the cause and supportive measures.
- Delirium - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicDelirium occurs when signals in the brain aren't sent and received properly. The disorder may have a single cause or more than one cause. For example, a medical condition combined with the side effects of a medicine could cause delirium.
- Delirium - StatPearls - NCBI BookshelfDelirium is a clinical syndrome that usually develops in the elderly. It is characterized by an alteration of attention, consciousness, and cognition, with a reduced ability to focus, sustain, or shift attention. It develops over a short period and fluctuates during the day.
- Delirium - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicThe first goal of delirium treatment is to address any causes or triggers. That may include stopping certain medicines, treating an infection or treating an imbalance in the body. Treatment then focuses on creating the best setting for healing the body and calming the brain.
- Delirium - Johns Hopkins MedicineDelirium is an altered state of consciousness, characterized by episodes of confusion, that can develop over hours or days. “Delirium is a syndrome, not a disease,” Oh clarifies, noting that it affects people of all ages, but especially older adults who are acutely ill.
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