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Delirium is caused by variety of causes but likelihood of having delirium depends on various risk factors. | Delirium is caused by variety of causes but likelihood of having delirium depends on various risk factors. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
* Age | * Age, | ||
* Cognitive impairments | * Cognitive impairments, | ||
* Psychiatric conditions | * Psychiatric conditions, | ||
* Severe chronic medical illness | * Severe chronic medical illness, | ||
* Prolonged hospital stay | * Prolonged hospital stay, | ||
* Institutionalization with a functional decline | * Institutionalization with a functional decline. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vishal Khurana, M.B.B.S., M.D. [2]
Overview
Delirium is caused by variety of causes but likelihood of having delirium depends on various risk factors.
Risk Factors
- Age,
- Cognitive impairments,
- Psychiatric conditions,
- Severe chronic medical illness,
- Prolonged hospital stay,
- Institutionalization with a functional decline.