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===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
*[[Acute intermittent porphyria]] | |||
*Acute Liver failure | |||
*Acute Renal failure | |||
*[[Adrenal cortex insufficiency]] | |||
*[[Alcohol withdrawal]] | |||
*Altitude sickness, acute | |||
*[[Antihistamines]] | |||
*[[Antipsychotics]] | |||
*[[Brain abscess]] | |||
*Brain bleeding | |||
*[[Brain infection]] | |||
*Brain or epidural abscess | |||
*[[Brain tumor]] | |||
*[[Burns]] | |||
*[[Cabergoline]] | |||
*[[Carbon monoxide toxicity]] | |||
*[[Carbon tetrachloride]] | |||
*[[Cardiac failure]] | |||
*[[Cerebral infarction]] | |||
*[[Cerebral malaria]] | |||
*[[Cerebral oedema]] | |||
*[[Cerebrovascular accident]] | |||
*Chest infection | |||
*Chronic Liver failure | |||
*Chronic Renal failure | |||
*[[Coproporphyria, hereditary]] | |||
*[[Cushing syndrome]] | |||
*Cyanide | |||
*[[Daphne poisoning ]] | |||
*[[Decompression sickness]] | |||
*[[Diabetic hypoglycemia]] | |||
*[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]] | |||
*[[Drug overdose]] | |||
*[[Drug withdrawal]] | |||
*[[Electric shock]] | |||
*Elevated or depressed adrenal function | |||
*Elevated or depressed pancreas function | |||
*Elevated or depressed pituitary function | |||
*[[Encephalitis]] | |||
*[[Encephalitis]] | |||
*[[Epidural haemorrhage]] | |||
*[[Epileptic seizures]] | |||
*[[Ethanol]] | |||
*[[Ethylene glycol]] | |||
*[[Fat embolism]] | |||
*[[Folate deficiency]] | |||
*[[Gangrene ]] | |||
*[[Hallucinogens]] | |||
*[[Head injury]] | |||
*[[Heart failure]] | |||
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*[[Heat stroke]] | |||
*[[Heroin]] | |||
*[[Hperthyroidism]] | |||
*[[Hpherphosphatemia]] | |||
*[[Hydrogen sulfide ]] | |||
*[[Hyomagnesemia]] | |||
*[[Hyperbaric sickness]] | |||
*[[Hypercalcemia]] | |||
*[[Hypercarbia]] | |||
*[[Hypereosinophilia]] | |||
*[[Hyperglycemia]] | |||
*[[Hypermagnesemia]] | |||
*[[Hypernatremia]] | |||
*[[Hyperosmolar non-ketotic diabetic coma]] | |||
*Hyperosmolar states | |||
*[[Hypertensive encephalopathy]] | |||
*[[Hyperthermia]] | |||
*[[Hyperthyroidism]] | |||
*[[Hypocalcemia]] | |||
*[[Hypoglycemia]] | |||
*[[Hyponatremia]] | |||
*hypoosmolar states | |||
*[[Hypophosphatemia]] | |||
*[[Hypopituitarism]] | |||
*[[Hypothermia]] | |||
*[[Hypothyroidism]] | |||
*[[Hypoxemia]] | |||
*[[Hypoxemia]] | |||
*[[Hypoxia]] | |||
*[[Infections ]] | |||
*[[Intracranial abscess / granuloma]] | |||
*[[Intracranial bleeding]] | |||
*Intraspinal abscess / granuloma | |||
*Jimson weed | |||
*[[Lead]] | |||
*Leukemic blast cell crisis | |||
*[[Lithium]] | |||
*[[Liver failure]] | |||
*[[Malaria]] | |||
*[[Malignant hypertension]] | |||
*[[Marijuana]] | |||
*[[Meningitis]] | |||
*[[Meningoencephalitis]] | |||
*Mental exhaustion | |||
*Mental stress | |||
*[[Methanol ]] | |||
*[[Neurocysticercosis]] | |||
*Niacin deficiencies | |||
*Nickel Carbonyl poisoning | |||
*[[Nonconvulsive status epilepticus]] | |||
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*[[Organic solvent]] | |||
*[[Phaeochromocytoma]] | |||
*Phencyclidine poisoning | |||
*[[Pituitary apoplexy]] | |||
*[[Plague ]] | |||
*Poison hemlock | |||
*[[Polycythemia]] | |||
*[[Porphyria]] | |||
*Post-ictal states | |||
*Postoperative stress | |||
*[[Pyelonephritis, acute]] | |||
*Quinolones | |||
*[[Rabies ]] | |||
*[[Raised intracranial pressure]] | |||
*[[Renal failure, acute]] | |||
*[[Renal failure, chronic]] | |||
*[[Respiratory failure]] | |||
*[[Rickettsiae]] | |||
*[[Schizoaffective disorder ]] | |||
*[[Sepsis]] | |||
*[[Serotonin syndrome]] | |||
*Skeletal muscle relaxers | |||
*[[Skull fracture]] | |||
*[[Sleeping sickness (East African)]] | |||
*[[Sleeping sickness (West African)]] | |||
*[[Subdural empyema]] | |||
*Surgical wound infection | |||
*Systemic infections | |||
*[[systemic inflammatory response syndrome]] | |||
*Systemic organ failure | |||
*Texas Mescalbean poisoning | |||
*[[Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency]] | |||
*Thallium Sulfate poisoning | |||
*[[Thrombocytosis]] | |||
*[[Toluene]] | |||
*[[Toxic mushrooms -- Monomethylhydrazine ]] | |||
*[[Trauma]] | |||
*[[Typhoid fever]] | |||
*[[Urinary tract infection]] | |||
*[[Valproic acid]] | |||
*[[Vancomycin resistant enterococcal bacteremia]] | |||
*[[Vasculitis]] | |||
*[[Venous sinus thrombosis]] | |||
*Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers | |||
*[[Vitamin B12 deficiency]] | |||
*Water hemlock poisoning | |||
*[[Wernicke's encephalopathy]] | |||
*[[Wilson's disease]] | |||
*Withdrawal states from [[ethanol]], [[benzodiazepines]] | |||
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==Management== | ==Management== | ||
Revision as of 23:59, 20 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
Common Causes
- Acute intermittent porphyria
- Acute Liver failure
- Acute Renal failure
- Adrenal cortex insufficiency
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Altitude sickness, acute
- Antihistamines
- Antipsychotics
- Brain abscess
- Brain bleeding
- Brain infection
- Brain or epidural abscess
- Brain tumor
- Burns
- Cabergoline
- Carbon monoxide toxicity
- Carbon tetrachloride
- Cardiac failure
- Cerebral infarction
- Cerebral malaria
- Cerebral oedema
- Cerebrovascular accident
- Chest infection
- Chronic Liver failure
- Chronic Renal failure
- Coproporphyria, hereditary
- Cushing syndrome
- Cyanide
- Daphne poisoning
- Decompression sickness
- Diabetic hypoglycemia
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Drug overdose
- Drug withdrawal
- Electric shock
- Elevated or depressed adrenal function
- Elevated or depressed pancreas function
- Elevated or depressed pituitary function
- Encephalitis
- Encephalitis
- Epidural haemorrhage
- Epileptic seizures
- Ethanol
- Ethylene glycol
- Fat embolism
- Folate deficiency
- Gangrene
- Hallucinogens
- Head injury
- Heart failure
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- Heat stroke
- Heroin
- Hperthyroidism
- Hpherphosphatemia
- Hydrogen sulfide
- Hyomagnesemia
- Hyperbaric sickness
- Hypercalcemia
- Hypercarbia
- Hypereosinophilia
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypermagnesemia
- Hypernatremia
- Hyperosmolar non-ketotic diabetic coma
- Hyperosmolar states
- Hypertensive encephalopathy
- Hyperthermia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hyponatremia
- hypoosmolar states
- Hypophosphatemia
- Hypopituitarism
- Hypothermia
- Hypothyroidism
- Hypoxemia
- Hypoxemia
- Hypoxia
- Infections
- Intracranial abscess / granuloma
- Intracranial bleeding
- Intraspinal abscess / granuloma
- Jimson weed
- Lead
- Leukemic blast cell crisis
- Lithium
- Liver failure
- Malaria
- Malignant hypertension
- Marijuana
- Meningitis
- Meningoencephalitis
- Mental exhaustion
- Mental stress
- Methanol
- Neurocysticercosis
- Niacin deficiencies
- Nickel Carbonyl poisoning
- Nonconvulsive status epilepticus
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- Organic solvent
- Phaeochromocytoma
- Phencyclidine poisoning
- Pituitary apoplexy
- Plague
- Poison hemlock
- Polycythemia
- Porphyria
- Post-ictal states
- Postoperative stress
- Pyelonephritis, acute
- Quinolones
- Rabies
- Raised intracranial pressure
- Renal failure, acute
- Renal failure, chronic
- Respiratory failure
- Rickettsiae
- Schizoaffective disorder
- Sepsis
- Serotonin syndrome
- Skeletal muscle relaxers
- Skull fracture
- Sleeping sickness (East African)
- Sleeping sickness (West African)
- Subdural empyema
- Surgical wound infection
- Systemic infections
- systemic inflammatory response syndrome
- Systemic organ failure
- Texas Mescalbean poisoning
- Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency
- Thallium Sulfate poisoning
- Thrombocytosis
- Toluene
- Toxic mushrooms -- Monomethylhydrazine
- Trauma
- Typhoid fever
- Urinary tract infection
- Valproic acid
- Vancomycin resistant enterococcal bacteremia
- Vasculitis
- Venous sinus thrombosis
- Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
- Water hemlock poisoning
- Wernicke's encephalopathy
- Wilson's disease
- Withdrawal states from ethanol, benzodiazepines
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