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​Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Delirium
PHARMACOLOGIC AGENTS
• Anxiolytics (benzodiazepines)
• Antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, doxepin, imipramine)
• Cardiovascular agents (e.g., methyldopa, digitalis, reserpine,
propranolol, procainamide, captopril, disopyramide)
• Antihistamines
• Cimetidine
• Corticosteroids
• Antineoplastics
• Drugs of abuse (alcohol, cannabis, amphetamines, cocaine,
hallucinogens, opioids, sedative-hypnotics, phencyclidine [PCP])
METABOLIC DISORDERS
• Hypercalcemia
• Hypercapnia
• Hypoglycemia
• Hyponatremia
• Hypoxia
INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS
• Sarcoidosis
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
• Giant cell arteritis
ORGAN FAILURE
• Hepatic encephalopathy
• Uremia
NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
• Encephalitis (including HIV infection)
• Encephalopathies
• Epilepsy
• Huntington’s disease
• Multiple sclerosis (MS)
• Neoplasms
• Normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)
• Parkinson’s disease
• Pick’s disease
• Wilson’s disease
ENDOCRINE DISORDERS
• Addison’s disease
• Cushing’s disease
• Panhypopituitarism
• Parathyroid disease
• Postpartum psychosis
• Recurrent menstrual psychosis
• Sydenham’s chorea
• Thyroid disease
DEFICIENCY STATES
• Niacin
• Thiamine, vitamin B12, and folate
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