What are the causes of delirium syndrome?

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Delirium syndrome is a group of syndrome characterized by extensive cognitive impairment, especially disturbance of consciousness. It is often caused by diffuse brain, temporary toxic infection or metabolic disorder. Because it often occurs in acute onset, short course of disease, rapid development of poisoning, infection, brain injury and other lesions, the pathogenesis of delirium syndrome? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

What are the causes of delirium syndrome?

The occurrence of delirium often has certain predisposing factors, such as old age, cognitive impairment (such as dementia), poor physical condition (such as heart failure, cancer, cerebrovascular disease), depression, audiovisual impairment, malnutrition, water electrolyte imbalance, drug / alcohol dependence, etc.

In the presence of one or more predisposing factors, brain function is impaired. At this time, the acute changes of neurotransmitters, neuroendocrine and neuroimmune damage that affect the internal environment of the brain become the trigger factors. Sometimes changes in the environment can also trigger delirium, such as changing homes or caregivers.

Usually acute or subacute onset, symptoms change day and night, usually lasting for several hours or days, typical delirium usually 10-12 days can basically recover, but if the predisposing factors and predisposing factors of delirium do not change, it can also reach more than 30 days or turn into chronic delirium.

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