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==Risk factors==
==Risk factors==
Risk factors of confusion can be grouped under two categories, one which increase the chances and the one which precipitate confusion.<ref name="pmid9541379">{{cite journal |author=Elie M, Cole MG, Primeau FJ, Bellavance F |title=Delirium risk factors in elderly hospitalized patients |journal=J Gen Intern Med |volume=13 |issue=3 |pages=204–12 |year=1998 |month=March |pmid=9541379 |pmc=1496920 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
Risk factors of confusion can be grouped under two categories, one which increase the chances and the one which precipitate confusion.<ref name="pmid9541379">{{cite journal |author=Elie M, Cole MG, Primeau FJ, Bellavance F |title=Delirium risk factors in elderly hospitalized patients |journal=J Gen Intern Med |volume=13 |issue=3 |pages=204–12 |year=1998 |month=March |pmid=9541379 |pmc=1496920 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* Increasing age is one of the most significant risk factors
* Hospitalization
* Post surgical recovery
* Admission into intensive care unit
* Drug abuse
'''Underlying brain conditions '''
* Stroke
* Parkinson disease
* Dementia
* Epilepsy
* Psychiatric disorders
'''Precipitating factors'''
* Hypoxia
* Hypoglycemia
* Poisonings
* Infections
* Dehydration
* Electrolyte abnormalities
* Prolonged immobility
* Head injury
* Kidney failure
* Liver failure
*


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Risk factors

Risk factors of confusion can be grouped under two categories, one which increase the chances and the one which precipitate confusion.[1]

  • Increasing age is one of the most significant risk factors
  • Hospitalization
  • Post surgical recovery
  • Admission into intensive care unit
  • Drug abuse

Underlying brain conditions

  • Stroke
  • Parkinson disease
  • Dementia
  • Epilepsy
  • Psychiatric disorders

Precipitating factors

  • Hypoxia
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Poisonings
  • Infections
  • Dehydration
  • Electrolyte abnormalities
  • Prolonged immobility
  • Head injury
  • Kidney failure
  • Liver failure

References

  1. Elie M, Cole MG, Primeau FJ, Bellavance F (1998). "Delirium risk factors in elderly hospitalized patients". J Gen Intern Med. 13 (3): 204–12. PMC 1496920. PMID 9541379. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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