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Delirium

"Delirium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A disorder characterized by CONFUSION; inattentiveness; disorientation; ILLUSIONS; HALLUCINATIONS; agitation; and in some instances autonomic nervous system overactivity. It may result from toxic/metabolic conditions or structural brain lesions. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp411-2)


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Delirium" by people in this website by year, and whether "Delirium" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 58 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2013
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