| Delirium: A neurologist's view- The neurology of agitation and overactivity. | |
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PMID: 21206426 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Delirium is a term used variously to characterize a change in behavior. Neurologists most often use the term to describe a patient who has acutely developed a hyperactive agitated state. In many patients, agitation and overactivity are explained by toxic and metabolic factors and infections. Lesions, especially strokes, in some brain regions have been reported to cause sudden agitation and a hyperactive state, often with an increased amount of speech output, the topics of which flit from one subject to another. Strokes and other lesions that involve the temporal lobes, fusiform and lingual gyri, caudate nucleus, and anterior cingulum have been reported to cause an acute hyperactive state similar to that found in patients with delirium tremens related to alcohol withdrawal. |
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Authors:
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Louis R Caplan |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Reviews in neurological diseases Volume: 7 ISSN: 1949-4378 ISO Abbreviation: Rev Neurol Dis Publication Date: 2010 |
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Created Date: 2011-01-05 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101223246 Medline TA: Rev Neurol Dis Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 111-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. |
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