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The term clouding of consciousness has always denoted the main pathogenetic feature of delirium since physician Georg Greiner [5] pioneered the term (Verdunkelung des Bewusstseins) in 1817. [6] The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has historically used the term in its definition of delirium. [ 7 ]
General tiredness and fatigue Losing your train of thought Memory problems, such as remembering names, places, or words; or forgetting meetings and appointments
Heavy-headedness is the feeling of faintness, dizziness, or feeling of floating, wooziness. [1] [2] [3] Individuals may feel as though their head is heavy; also feel as though the room is moving/spinning also known as vertigo. Some causes of heavy-headedness can be tough to get rid of and can last a long period of time, however most can be treated.
Other symptoms include feeling as if one's environment is lacking in spontaneity, emotional coloring, and depth. [1] Described as "Experiences of unreality or detachment with respect to surroundings (e.g., individuals or objects are experienced as unreal, dreamlike, foggy, lifeless or visually distorted") in the DSM-5 , it is a dissociative ...
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Lethargy is a state of tiredness, sleepiness, weariness, fatigue, sluggishness, or lack of energy. It can be accompanied by depression , decreased motivation, or apathy . Lethargy can be a normal response to inadequate sleep, overexertion, overworking, stress, lack of exercise, improper nutrition, drug abuse, boredom , or a symptom of an ...
In Psychology, confusion is the quality or emotional state of being bewildered or unclear. The term "acute mental confusion" [1] is often used interchangeably with delirium [2] in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems and the Medical Subject Headings publications to describe the pathology.