RT Book, Section
A1 Greenberg, David A.
A1 Aminoff, Michael J.
A1 Simon, Roger P.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182388910
T1 Confusional States
T2 Clinical Neurology, 11e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260458350
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182388910
RD 2024/04/16
AB A  confusional  state,  also  referred  to  as  encephalopathy  or  delirium,  is  a  condition  in  which  the  level  of  consciousness  is  depressed,  but  to  a  lesser  extent  than  in  coma  (unarousable  unresponsiveness;  see  Chapter  3,  Coma).  In  confusional  states,  responses  to  stimulation  are  at  least  semi-purposeful,  whereas  in  coma,  patients  fail  to  respond  to  even  painful  stimulation  or  do  so  only  in  reflex  fashion.  Thus,  the  difference  between  a  confusional  state  and  coma  is  largely  one  of  degree,  and  the  causes  overlap  extensively.