Misdiagnosis of Delirium
| About misdiagnosis: When checking for a misdiagnosis of Delirium or confirming a diagnosis of Delirium, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Delirium may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Delirium. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis. |
Alternative diagnoses list for Delirium: For a diagnosis of Delirium, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Delirium:
- Dementia
- Psychotic disorder
- Substance intoxication
- Substance withdrawal
- Substance-induced psychotic disorder (type of Psychotic disorders)
- Mood disorder
- Agitation (see Restlessness)
- Manic-depressive disorder
- Clinical depression
- Hypoglycemia
Delirium as an alternative diagnosis: The other diseases for which Delirium is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:
- Amnestic disorder
- Catatonia
- Delusional disorder
- Dementia
- Depression
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Schizophrenia
Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Delirium: The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Delirium:
Misdiagnosis cases for Delirium:
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Last revision:
May 10, 2004
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