Delirio

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Delirio

Nombres alternativos:

Síndrome cerebral agudo; Estado de confusión aguda

Síntomas:

El delirio implica una alternancia rápida entre estados mentales (por ejemplo, de letargo a agitación y luego otra vez a letargo), con interrupción de la atención, pensamiento desorganizado, desorientación, cambios en la sensibilidad y percepción y otros síntomas.

Signos y exámenes:

La evaluación neurológica puede revelar anomalías, incluyendo reflejos anormales y niveles anormales de reflejos normales. Los estudios psicológicos y las pruebas de sensibilidad, función cognitiva y función motora pueden resultar anormales.

Se pueden llevar a cabo los siguientes exámenes o pruebas:

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