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acute delirium

acute delirium Acute delirium is a historical term for a rapidly developing mental disorder marked by a delirium-like state along with fever, extreme weakness, and swift physical exhaustion.

Acute delirium is a historical term for a rapidly developing mental disorder marked by a delirium-like state along with fever, extreme weakness, and swift physical exhaustion. In many cases it was described as progressing to coma and death.

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Drafting source: Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine. 1892 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 7ec833f3f4ff2826cb5eba1722a767adae625ac9f49f83035a464dc975564f96. “Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine” (dictionaryofpsyc01tuke:chars-283500-295500).
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