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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.



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