Causes of Delirium
Underlying condition causes of Delirium: The list of possible underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Delirium) mentioned in various sources as possible causes of Delirium includes:
- High fever (see Fever)
- Mental and emotional conditions:
- Postpartum psychosis
- Postoperative stress
- Mental stress
- Mental exhaustion
- Certain infections
- Toxic causes of delirium include:
- Alcoholism - causes Delirium tremens (DT)
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Delirium tremens
- Wernicke's encephalopathy
- Certain poisons
- Drug overdose (type of Adverse reaction)
- drug withdrawal
- Substance intoxication
- Marijuana
- Substance withdrawal
- Drug interactions (type of Adverse reaction)
- Hypoglycemia
- Brain disorders
- Epilepsy
- Status epilepticus (type of Epilepsy)
- Post-ictal states
- Brain bleeding (see Brain symptoms)
- Intracranial bleeding (see Brain symptoms)
- Head injury
- Subdural hematoma
- Brain tumor
- Cerebral infarction
- Hypertensive encephalopathy
- Venous sinus thrombosis
- Brain infection
- Meningitis
- Encephalitis
- Brain abscess
- Cerebral malaria (type of Malaria)
- Neurocysticercosis
- Heart disorders
- Heart failure
- Respiratory failure
- Stroke
- Hypoxia
- Certain metabolic disorders
- Liver failure
- Kidney failure
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Endocrinopathies
- Nutritional deficiency
- Certain infections
- Brain infection
- Vasculitis
- Chest infection
- Urinary tract infection
- Surgical wound infection
- IV line infection
- See also causes of confusion
Delirium as a complication: Other conditions that might have Delirium as a complication might be potential underlying causes of Delirium. The list of conditions listing Delirium as a complication in our database includes:
- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Bubonic plague
- Gangrene
- Gastroenteritis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Typhoid fever
- Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
- Yellow fever
Delirium as a symptom: Conditions listing Delirium as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Delirium. The list of conditions listing Delirium as a symptom in our database includes:
- Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
- Bubonic plague
- Cocaine
- Delirium tremens
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Legionnaires' disease
- Malaria
- Marburg virus
- Plague
- Reye's Syndrome
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Typhoid fever
- Yellow fever
Causes of Delirium: medical news summaries: The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Delirium:
Related information for causes of Delirium:
Further relevant information on causes of Delirium may be found
in the risk factors for Delirium
and underlying causes of Delirium.
Last revision:
May 10, 2004
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