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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
== | ==Types of Delirium== | ||
Phenomenological findings of different motoric subtypes of delirium reveal that purely hypoactive (somnolent) or hyperactive (agitated) patients appear to | DSM V specifies delirium as, | ||
: '''Substance intoxication delirium''': diagnosis of substance intoxication delirium is made rather than substance intoxication, when the symptoms in Criteria A and C predominate and are severe enough to require clinical attention. | |||
: '''Substance withdrawal delirium''': diagnosis of substance withdrawal delirium is made rather than substance withdrawal, when the symptoms in Criteria A and C predominate and are severe enough to require clinical attention | |||
Also, | |||
: '''Acute''': Duration is restricted to a few hours to says | |||
: '''Persistent''': when delirium lasts for weeks or months. | |||
And,: '''Hyperactive''': An increased psychomotor activity which may cooccue with incresed mood lability, agitation, and/or non cooperative attitude towards medical treatment. | |||
: '''Hypoactive''': A hypoactive level of psychomotor activity which may exist along with increased sluggishness, lethargy or stupour. | |||
: '''Mixed level of activity''': A normal level of psychomotor activity, individuals with rapidly fluctuating activity are also included in this category.<refname="www.dsm5.org">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = http://www.dsm5.org/Pages/Default.aspx | url = http://www.dsm5.org/Pages/Default.aspx |publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> <ref name="www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = Delirium in elderly people. [Lancet. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI | url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23992774 | publisher = | date = | accessdate =}}</ref> | |||
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Some authours have described fourth type of delirium, called as '''Subsyndromal delirium''' (an incomplete form of delirium)<ref name="www.bmj.com">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = Delirium in older people | BMJ | url =http://www.bmj.com/content/334/7598/842 | publisher = | date = | accessdate =}}</ref> | |||
Phenomenological findings of different motoric subtypes of delirium reveal that purely hypoactive (somnolent) or hyperactive (agitated) patients appear to bemonority of cases, with more than 50% of patients experiencing a mixed profile during the course of their illness.<ref>Koponen et al 1989</ref><ref>Liptzin and Levkoff 1992</ref><ref>Maegher et al 1996</ref> | |||
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Overview
Types of Delirium
DSM V specifies delirium as,
- Substance intoxication delirium: diagnosis of substance intoxication delirium is made rather than substance intoxication, when the symptoms in Criteria A and C predominate and are severe enough to require clinical attention.
- Substance withdrawal delirium: diagnosis of substance withdrawal delirium is made rather than substance withdrawal, when the symptoms in Criteria A and C predominate and are severe enough to require clinical attention
Also,
- Acute: Duration is restricted to a few hours to says
- Persistent: when delirium lasts for weeks or months.
And,: Hyperactive: An increased psychomotor activity which may cooccue with incresed mood lability, agitation, and/or non cooperative attitude towards medical treatment.
- Hypoactive: A hypoactive level of psychomotor activity which may exist along with increased sluggishness, lethargy or stupour.
- Mixed level of activity: A normal level of psychomotor activity, individuals with rapidly fluctuating activity are also included in this category.<refname="www.dsm5.org">"http://www.dsm5.org/Pages/Default.aspx". External link in
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Some authours have described fourth type of delirium, called as Subsyndromal delirium (an incomplete form of delirium)[2]
Phenomenological findings of different motoric subtypes of delirium reveal that purely hypoactive (somnolent) or hyperactive (agitated) patients appear to bemonority of cases, with more than 50% of patients experiencing a mixed profile during the course of their illness.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ "Delirium in elderly people. [Lancet. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI".
- ↑ "Delirium in older people". Text " BMJ " ignored (help)
- ↑ Koponen et al 1989
- ↑ Liptzin and Levkoff 1992
- ↑ Maegher et al 1996