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Table 3.

Etiologies of Deliriuma

Withdrawal
 Alcohol
 Sedative-hypnotics
Wernicke's encephalopathy
Hypoxia
Hypoperfusion
Hypoglycemia
Hypertensive crisis
Intracranial processes
 Stroke
 Tumor
 Trauma
 Bleeding
Infection/inflammation
 Meningitis/encephalitis
 Systemic
Metabolic/endocrine
 Liver
 Kidney
 Electrolytes
 Thyroid and adrenal
Poisoning
 Toxins
 Medications
 Illicit drugs
Seizures
a

Based on Cassem et al12 and Caplan et al.13