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Delirium

Known as: BRAIN SYNDROME ACUTE, Delirium [Disease/Finding], ACUTE BRAIN SYNDROME 
A disorder characterized by CONFUSION; inattentiveness; disorientation; ILLUSIONS; HALLUCINATIONS; agitation; and in some instances autonomic nervous… 
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Acute encephalopathyAcute psycho-organic syndromeAwarenessConfusion

Broader (1)

Mental disorders

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Petit mal statusPsycho-organic syndromeSubacute Delirium

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1994
1994
Research considerations. Delirium in hospitalized elders.
1. If a nurse does not detect delirium in a hospitalized patient, the results can be catastrophic. 2. Nurses need more education… 
1994
1994
Delirium after cardiac surgery : a prospective study
textabstractDelirium was one of the first mental disorders described by the ancient medical writers some 2500 years ago [1]. In… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Mefloquine and an acute brain syndrome.
Excerpt To the editor:Mefloquine, a quinolinemethanol derivative with a long half-life, is an effective therapy for chloroquine… 
1978
1978
Caring for the confused or delirious patient.
1971
1971
Intravascular coagulation in promyelocytic leukemia: a case study including ultrastructure.
A 15-year-old boy, admitted with a two months’ history of chest pain, cough, pallor, and progressive loss of energy, was found to… 
1970
1970
The many faces of mania. Therapeutic trial of lithium carbonate.
DURING an investigational new drug study of lithium ion in manic-depressive illness and recurrent depressive disorders we have… 
1968
1968
The confused or delirious patient.
1965
1965
VISUAL HALLUCINATIONS WITH IMIPRAMINE.
The occasional occurrence of imipramine-induced visual hallucinations resembling those produced by hallucinogenic agents is… 
1960
1960
The Barbiturate Withdrawal Syndrome: A Clinical and Electroencephalographic Study.
When the reader first handles this book, he may wonder why there are so many pages (10½ by 7½ in.) about so small a subject… 
1956
1956
The mental hospitalization of the aged; is it being overdone?
The number and percentage of aged persons in the population is increasing and will continue to increase for many years. The…