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Delirium (formerly acute confusional state, an ambiguous term that is now discouraged) [1] is a specific state of acute confusion attributable to the direct physiological consequence of a medical condition, effects of a psychoactive substance, or multiple causes, which usually develops over the course of hours to days.
Delirium tremens was also given an alternate medical definition since at least the 1840s, being known as mania a potu, which translates to 'mania from drink'. [28] The Belgian beer "Delirium Tremens," introduced in 1988, is a direct reference and also uses a pink elephant as its logo to highlight one of the symptoms of delirium tremens. [29] [30]
Excited delirium (ExDS), also known as agitated delirium (AgDS) or hyperactive delirium syndrome with severe agitation, is a widely rejected diagnosis characterized ...
“Excited delirium is a proxy for prone-related restraint when there is a death,” said Michael ... law enforcement officials must often subdue potentially dangerous individuals without such ...
California has become the first US state to ban medical professionals from listing “excited delirium” as a cause of death, a move that has been hailed by human rights activists as a ...
Bell's mania, also known as delirious mania, refers to an acute neurobehavioral syndrome. [1] This is usually characterized by an expeditious onset of delirium, mania, psychosis, followed by grandiosity, emotional lability, altered consciousness, hyperthermia, and in extreme cases, death. [1]
The theory has been cited as a defense in the 2020 deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis; Daniel Prude in […] The post Police blame some deaths on ‘excited delirium.’ ER docs consider ...
Patrick went undefeated in county high-school tournaments. He made stickers with the words “STATE CHAMP” written on them in black marker and put them all over the house.