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Symptoms of Delirium

Symptoms of Delirium

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Delirium includes the 9 symptoms listed below:

• Confusion
• Disorientation
• Hallucinations
• Incoherent speech
• Restlessness
• Anxiety
• Delusions
• Agitation
• Fever
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Delirium Symptoms: Book Excerpts

• Signs and symptoms - Malignant brain tumors
• Signs and Symptoms - Brain abscess
• Signs and symptoms - Brain tumors, malignant
• Signs and symptoms - Brain abscess

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Delirium?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Delirium includes:

• Dementia
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• Substance withdrawal
• Substance-induced psychotic disorder (type of Psychotic disorders)
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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Agitation - see all causes of Agitation
• Anxiety - see all causes of Anxiety
• Confusion - see all causes of Confusion
• Delusions - see all causes of Delusions
• Disorientation - see all causes of Disorientation
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Hallucinations - see all causes of Hallucinations
• Incoherent speech - see all causes of Incoherent speech
• Restlessness - see all causes of Restlessness

Medical Books Online about Delirium

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Symptoms of Delirium: Online Medical Books

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Malignant brain tumors: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Brain tumors cause CNS changes by invading and destroying tissues and by secondary effect — mainly compression of the brain, cranial nerves, and cerebral vessels; cerebral edema; and increased intracranial pressure (ICP). (See Comparing malignant brain tumors.) Generally, clinical features result from increased ICP; these features vary with the type of tumor, its location, and the degree of invasion. (See What happens in increased ICP, page 60.) Onset of symptoms is usually insidious, and brain tumors are commonly misdiagnosed.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Brain abscess: Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Increased intracranial pressure, constant headache, nausea, vomiting, seizures, ocular disturbances (may be specific to area affected)

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Brain tumors, malignant: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Brain tumors cause central nervous system changes by invading and destroying tissues and by secondary effect — mainly compression of the brain, cranial nerves, and cerebral vessels; cerebral edema; and increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Generally, signs and symptoms result from increased ICP; these vary with the type of tumor, its location, and the degree of invasion. The onset of signs and symptoms is usually insidious, and brain tumors are commonly misdiagnosed. (See Clinical features of malignant brain tumors, pages 116 to 118.)

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Brain abscess: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Onset varies according to cause and location. Early signs and symptoms are characteristic of a bacterial infection and include headache, chills, fever, malaise, confusion, and drowsiness. Seizures, muscle weakness, and paresthesia can occur. The white blood cell count is elevated with a differential indicating infection. As the lesion enlarges, it produces symptoms similar to those of a brain tumor. At this time, symptoms correlate with a disturbance of function in the invaded lobe. Other features differ with the site of the abscess:

❑ temporal lobe abscess: auditory-receptive dysphasia, central facial weakness, hemiparesis

❑ cerebellar abscess: dizziness, coarse nystagmus, gaze weakness on the lesion side, tremor, ataxia

❑ frontal lobe abscess: expressive dysphasia, hemiparesis with unilateral motor seizure, drowsiness, inattention, mental function impairment, seizures.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

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