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*Acute Renal failure | *Acute Renal failure | ||
*[[Adrenal cortex insufficiency]] | *[[Adrenal cortex insufficiency]] | ||
*[[Brain infection]] | *[[Brain infection]] | ||
*[[Burns]] | *[[Burns]] | ||
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*[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]] | *[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]] | ||
*[[Drug overdose]] | *[[Drug overdose]] | ||
*[[Drug withdrawal]] | *[[Drug withdrawal]] e.g. [[ethanol]], [[benzodiazepines]] | ||
*[[Epileptic seizures]] | *[[Epileptic seizures]] | ||
*[[Head injury]] | *[[Head injury]] | ||
*[[Heart failure]] | *[[Heart failure]] | ||
*[[Hypertensive encephalopathy]] | *[[Hypertensive encephalopathy]] | ||
*[[Hypoglycemia]]] | *[[Hypoglycemia]]] | ||
*[[Hypoxemia]] | *[[Hypoxemia]] | ||
*[[Raised intracranial pressure]] | *[[Raised intracranial pressure]] | ||
*[[Sepsis]] | *[[Sepsis]] | ||
*[[Wernicke's encephalopathy]] | *[[Wernicke's encephalopathy]] | ||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
*[[Antihistamines]] | *[[Antihistamines]] | ||
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*[[systemic inflammatory response syndrome]] | *[[systemic inflammatory response syndrome]] | ||
*Systemic organ failure | *Systemic organ failure | ||
*[[Schizoaffective disorder]] | |||
*[[Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency]] | *[[Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency]] | ||
*[[Vitamin B12 deficiency]] | *[[Vitamin B12 deficiency]] | ||
Revision as of 00:29, 21 February 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [2]
Definition
Delirium is an acute and relatively sudden (developing over hours to days) decline in attention-focus, perception, and cognition.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
- Acute Liver failure
- Acute Renal failure
- Adrenal cortex insufficiency
- Brain infection
- Burns
- Carbon monoxide toxicity
- Cardiac failure
- Cerebral oedema
- Cerebrovascular accident
- Cyanide
- Diabetic hypoglycemia
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Drug overdose
- Drug withdrawal e.g. ethanol, benzodiazepines
- Epileptic seizures
- Head injury
- Heart failure
- Hypertensive encephalopathy
- Hypoglycemia]
- Hypoxemia
- Raised intracranial pressure
- Sepsis
- Wernicke's encephalopathy
Common Causes
- Antihistamines
- Antipsychotics
- Chronic Liver failure
- Chronic Renal failure
- Folate deficiency
- Hyperthyroidism
- systemic inflammatory response syndrome
- Systemic organ failure
- Schizoaffective disorder
- Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency
- Vitamin B12 deficiency