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delirium

delirium Delirium is a disorder marked by confusion, poor attention, disorientation, and disturbed perception such as illusions or hallucinations, often with agitation.

Delirium is a disorder marked by confusion, poor attention, disorientation, and disturbed perception such as illusions or hallucinations, often with agitation. In some cases it also includes overactivity of the autonomic nervous system and can arise from toxic or metabolic problems or from structural lesions in the brain.