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Substance Intoxication Delirium

MedGen UID:
457450
•Concept ID:
C2985224
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

Definition

A disorder characterized by the acute and sudden development of changes in attention, memory, language and/or perception that can be etiologically linked to the direct physiological consequences of substance intoxication. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSubstance Intoxication Delirium

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The evaluation and management of the acutely agitated elderly patient.
Nassisi D, Korc B, Hahn S, Bruns J Jr, Jagoda A
Mt Sinai J Med 2006 Nov;73(7):976-84. PMID: 17195883
Management of behavioral emergencies.
Tueth MJ
Am J Emerg Med 1995 May;13(3):344-50. doi: 10.1016/0735-6757(95)90216-3. PMID: 7755834
The treatment of cocaine abuse.
Manschreck TC
Psychiatr Q 1993 Summer;64(2):183-97. doi: 10.1007/BF01065869. PMID: 8316599

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