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Descriptor
English
:
Delirium
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Delirio
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Delírio
Tree Number:
C10.597.606.337.500
C23.888.592.604.339.500
F01.700.250.500
F03.087.350
Definition
English
:
A disorder characterized by
CONFUSION
; inattentiveness; disorientation;
ILLUSIONS
;
HALLUCINATIONS
; agitation; and in some instances
autonomic nervous system
overactivity. It may result from toxic/metabolic conditions or structural
brain
lesions. (From Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, pp411-2)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
this is not the French "délire" ( =
DELUSIONS
)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VI
virology
Record Number:
3707
Unique Identifier:
D003693
Occurrence in VHL
:
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