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Delirium
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Severe confusion that develops quickly, and often fluctuates in intensity
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Oneirism
state of abnormal consciousness in which dream-like experiences and hallucinations happen while awake
Intensive care unit delirium
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Prevalence of delirium with dexmedetomidine compared with morphine based therapy after cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial (DEXmedetomidine COmpared to Morphine-DEXCOM Study).
scientific article published in November 2009
The role of restraint in fatal excited delirium: a research synthesis and pooled analysis
scientific article published on 22 August 2020
Commentary: Finding delirium: It's harder than you think!
scientific article published on 13 July 2020
A complex case of rectal neuroendocrine carcinoma with terminal delirium
scientific article published in July 2006
Delirium as a contributing factor to "crescendo" pain: three case reports
scientific article published on 01 January 1994
[Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines: Delirium Management in Hospitalized Older Patients]
scientific article published on 01 June 2019
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Delirium (formerly acute confusional state, an ambiguous term that is now discouraged) is a specific state of acute confusion attributable to the direct physiological consequence of a medical condition, effects of a psychoactive substance, or multiple causes, which usually develops over the course of hours to days. As a syndrome, delirium...

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neurological and physiological symptom
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