Confusion

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Etiology 3 Differential-diagnosis 4 More General Terms 5 Additional Terms 6 References

Introduction

• A mental state in which reactions of a person or patient to environment is inappropriate due to bewilderment or inability to orient.

Etiology

• delirium
• dementia
• psychosis
• pharmaceutical agents

Differential-diagnosis

• confusion & restlessness are often manifestations of agitation in the elderly

More General Terms

• sign/symptom

Additional Terms

• confusion assessment method (CAM)
• pharmaceutical agents associated with confusion

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

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