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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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Acute encephalopathyAcute psycho-organic syndromeAwarenessConfusion

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Mental disorders

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Petit mal statusPsycho-organic syndromeSubacute Delirium

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2009
2009
Research Risk factors for delirium in intensive care patients: a prospective cohort study
Introduction Delirium is a common complication in the intensive care unit. The attention of researchers has shifted from the… 
2006
2006
Could lack of necessary equipment and training to manage common paediatric emergencies within primary healthcare centres impact on secondary healthcare services?
Patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) may suffer a worsening of symptoms upon exposure to a variety of medications. The… 
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… 
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… 
1981
1981
Incidence, degree, and duration of postcardiotomy delirium.
This study investigated the relationship of incidence, degree, and duration of PCD to age of the patient, time on cardiopulmonary… 
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… 
1961
1961
THE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF MANIFEST AND LATENT `DELIRIUM' WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THAT COMPLICATING HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS
In a previous paper in this journal (Laidlaw, 1959), one of us discussed the potential value of assessing the generalized… 
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… 
1937
1937
TWO CASES OF STREPTOCOCCIC MENINGITIS: TREATED SUCCESSFULLY WITH SULFANILAMIDE AND PRONTOSIL
Reports from European laboratories which have been confirmed by one of us have resulted in our employment of this new… 
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