delirium
severe confusion that develops quickly, and often fluctuates in intensity
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Summary
delirium is a disease[1]. delirium ranks in the top 4% of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,927 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: symptom or sign[3]
- Subclass of: Синдром помрачения сознания[4], cognitive disorder[5], neurological and physiological symptom[6], mental confusion[7]
- Commons category: Delirium syndrome[8]
- ICPC 2 ID: P71[9]
- Symptoms and signs: distraction[10], memory disorder[11], disorientation[12], thought disorder[13], sleep disorder[14], speech disorder[15], psychosis[16], affect lability[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Delirium syndrome[18]
- Medical examination: NEECHAM Confusion Scale[19]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C2981[22]
- Health specialty: psychiatry[23], neurology[24], psychology[25]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: haloperidol[26], trazodone[27]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000021[28]
- WordLift URL: http://data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/delirium_pdq__supportive_care_-_patient_information_nci[29]
Why It Matters
delirium has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] delirium is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]