Chapter-118 Altered Mental Status: Delirium
BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Emergency Medicine: Including Intensive Care & Trauma
Author
1. Richhariya Devendra
ISBN
9789354651373
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18506_119
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2022
Pages
6
Author Affiliations
1.
Associate Director and Head, Emergency and Trauma Services, Medanta—The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India; Sarvodaya Hospital and Research Centre, Faridabad, Haryana, Delhi NCR, India,
Sarvodaya Hospital and Research Centre, Faridabad, Haryana, Delhi NCR, India
Chapter keywords
Altered mental status,
delirium,
acute confusion state,
acute brain failure,
acute organic reaction,
acute encephalopathy,
emergency department,
pathophysiology,
etiology,
evaluation,
drug therapy,
management