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How to deal with confusion and agitation
Questions to ask the family or friends • How did it start? Typically, confusion starts suddenly and the person is brought to the clinic quickly because the family is worried. • Has it happened before? If there is a history of similar episodes, he may be suffering from repeated strokes, or from alcohol misuse. • […]
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What are the causes of confusion and agitation?
Confusion and agitation are common conditions, especially in emergency or casualty settings and in medical and surgical wards in hospitals. The commonest causes are: • side-effects of some medicines, especially in older people; • withdrawal from alcohol in a dependent person; • a brain illness, particularly strokes, head injury, epilepsy or infections; • another medical […]
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