Symptom: Confusion
Confusion: Mental confusion and impaired thinking.
Detailed cause information for symptom: Confusion:
Medical articles on symptoms: These general medical articles may be of interest:
- Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
- Symptoms and Medical Malpractice
- Medical mistakes and their rates, causes and prevention
- Deaths and sudden death
Confusion type of: Behavioral symptoms (152)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions
Possible causes of symptom: Confusion: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Confusion as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.
- Other symptoms or medical conditions that may need to be considered for symptoms described as confusion include:
- Anxiety
- Forgetfulness
- Concentration difficulty
- Tiredness
- Fatigue
- Disorientation
- Decision difficulty
- Some serious causes of confusion-like symptoms may include:
- Some less serious possible causes of confusion-like symptoms include:
- General stress
- New mother - the mother of a new baby may feel overwhelmed and confused.
- Indecision - at times the difficulty of making a major life decision may seem confusing.
- Hypoglycemia - low blood sugar may cause confusion-like symptoms.
- Hypoglycemic attack - can cause symptoms of confusion and even delirium-like symptoms.
- Diabetic hypoglycemic attack
- Insulin shock
- Psychological disorders that may cause confusion include:
- Anxiety disorders - almost all types of anxiety disorder may have some confusion symptoms.
- Dissociative symptoms
- Dissociative disorders
- Depersonalization disorder
- Psychotic episode
- Psychotic disorders
- Personality disorders
- Learning disorders (type of Mental illness) - may experience some level of confusion.
- Post-partum psychosis
- Drug or toxins that may possibly cause confusion include:
- Brain conditions
- Concussion
- Meningitis
- Meningococcal disease
- Encephalitis
- Dementia
- Delirium
- Stroke
- TIA
- Head injury
- Subdural hematoma
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Global cerebral ischemia
- Hepatic encephalopathy
- Wernicke's encephalopathy
- Korsakoff's syndrome
- Physical diseases that may cause mental confusion include:
- Certain infections - severe infection or fever may cause confusion or other symptoms.
- High fever (see Fever)
- Respiratory failure
- Heart failure
- Hypothermia
- Hyperthermia
- Dehydration
- Diabetic ketoacidosis - such as in undiagnosed diabetes
- Hyperemesis gravidarum
- Metabolic diseases - various physical metabolic diseases can also cause confusion symptoms:
- Prolonged postictal state
- Certain drugs
- Certain medications
Medications or substances causing Confusion: The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Confusion as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Certain drugs
- Certain medications
- Sedative-hypnotics
- Marijuana - a form of cannabis
- Cannabis
- Ethanol
- Opioids
Conditions listing symptoms: Confusion: The following list of conditions have 'Confusion' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Conditions listing complications: Confusion: The following list of conditions have 'Confusion' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Last revised: Nov 26, 2003
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