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Delirium


Delirium
AmericanDescription

Diagnostic Criteria
Reduced ability to maintain attention to external stimuli and to appropriately shift attention to new external stimuli. Thus at least 1 of:
Questions had to be repeated because attention wandered
Perseverated answers to previous questions
Disorganized thinking
Confusion developed over a short period of time
Fluctuating level of confusion
At least 2 out of 6 of:
Reduced level of consciousness
Perceptual disturbances
Disturbance of sleep-wake cycle
Increased or decreased psychomotor activity
Disorientation to time, place, or person
Memory impairment
Either of the following:
Evidence that an organic factor initiated and maintained this confusion Confusion cannot be accounted for by any nonorganic mental disorder

Associated Features
Learning Problem
Dysarthria/Involuntary Movement
Hypoactivity
Psychotic
Euphoric Mood
Depressed Mood
Somatic/Sexual Dysfunction
Hyperactivity
Addiction
Sexually Deviant Behavior

Differential Diagnosis
Schizophrenia; Schizophreniform Disorder; and other psychotic disorders; Dementia; Factitious Disorder with Psychological Symptoms.

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