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{{CMG}}; {{AE}} [[User:Vishal Khurana|Vishal Khurana]], M.B.B.S., M.D. [mailto:vishdoc24@gmail.com] | {{CMG}}; {{AE}} [[User:Vishal Khurana|Vishal Khurana]], M.B.B.S., M.D. [mailto:vishdoc24@gmail.com] ; {{PB}} | ||
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Subsyndromal delirium (an incomplete form of delirium<ref name="www.bmj.com">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = Delirium in older people | BMJ | url = http://www.bmj.com/content/334/7598/842 | publisher = | date = | accessdate =}}</ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vishal Khurana, M.B.B.S., M.D. [2] ; Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [3]
Overview
Type of Delirium
Phenomenological findings of different motoric subtypes of delirium reveal that purely hypoactive (somnolent) or hyperactive (agitated) patients appear to be monority of cases, with more than 50% of patients experiencing a mixed profile during the course of their illness.[1][2][3]
- Hyperactive delirium
- Hypoactive delirium
- Mixed delirium
Subsyndromal delirium (an incomplete form of delirium[4]
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