Overview of Delirium and Dementia - Neurologic Disorders

Delirium is typically caused by acute illness or drug toxicity (sometimes life threatening) and is often reversible. · Dementia is typically caused by anatomic ... MSDManual Pleaseconfirmthatyouareahealthcareprofessional Yes No LeavethisSite? Thelinkyouhaveselectedwilltakeyoutoathird-partywebsite.Wedonotcontrolorhaveresponsibilityforthecontentofanythird-partysite. 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Yes No Delirium OTHERTOPICSINTHISCHAPTER DeliriumandDementia OverviewofDeliriumandDementia Delirium Dementia AlzheimerDisease BehavioralandPsychologicSymptomsofDementia ChronicTraumaticEncephalopathy(CTE) DementiawithLewyBodiesandParkinsonDiseaseDementia FrontotemporalDementia(FTD) HIV-AssociatedDementia Normal–PressureHydrocephalus VascularDementia Professionalsalsoread Delirium BehavioralandPsychologicSymptomsofDementia Dementia Testyourknowledge OverviewofMeningitis Meningitisisdefinedasinflammationofthemeningesandsubarachnoidspaceandmaybeclassifiedunderseveraldifferentcategories.Ofthesecategories,whichofthefollowingtypesisparticularlyseriousduetothespeedofitsprogression?   Acutebacterialmeningitis    Asepticmeningitis  Noninfectiousmeningitis    Viralmeningitis   MSDandtheMSDManuals Merck&Co.,Inc.,Kenilworth,NJ,USA (knownasMSDoutsideoftheUSandCanada)isaglobalhealthcareleaderworkingtohelptheworldbewell.Fromdevelopingnewtherapiesthattreatandpreventdiseasetohelpingpeopleinneed,wearecommittedtoimprovinghealthandwell-beingaroundtheworld. TheManualwasfirstpublishedastheMerckManualin1899asaservicetothecommunity.ThelegacyofthisgreatresourcecontinuesastheMSDManualoutsideofNorthAmerica. LearnmoreaboutourcommitmenttoGlobalMedicalKnowledge. 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