delirium

English - Turkish

Definition of delirium in English Turkish dictionary: {i} hezeyan; (Tıp) Bilincin kaybolması, (epilepsi histeri v en çok zehirlenmelerde ve yüksek ateşli hastalıklarda, paranoya ve diğer akıl hastalıklarında görülür); {i} çılgınlık; coşma; azma; sayıklama; (Biyoloji) deliryum; sayıklama/coşku; delirium tremens içki iptilâsından gelen titremeli hezeyan; taşkınlık
delirium tremens: titremeli hezeyan
delirium of frenzy: (Tıp) frenit
delirium of negation: (Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) inkar hezeyanı
delirium tremens: (Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) titreme hezeyanı
delirium tremens: deliryum tremens
influence delirium: (Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) etki hezeyanı
experiencing delirium: deliryum yaşıyor
abstinence delirium: (Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) perhiz hezeyanı
abstinence delirium: (Tıp) rejim çılgınlığı
chronic delirium: (Tıp) müzmin hezeyan
exhaustion delirium: (Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) tükeniş hezeyanı
toxic delirium: (Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) toksik hezeyan

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of delirium in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Hastanın çevresini doğru olarak kavramasına engel olacak düzeyde yönelim bozukluğu ve düşünce bulanıklığıyla beliren zihinsel bozukluk

English - English

Definition of delirium in English English dictionary: A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection; {n} an alienation of the mind, dotage; disorder of consciousness in which the patient is bewildered, disoriented and restless There may be associated fear and hallucinations; From the Latin lira (the ridge left by the plough), hence the verb de-lirare, to make an irregular ridge or balk in ploughing Delirus is one whose mind is not properly tilled or cultivated, a person of irregular intellect; and delirium is the state of a person whose mental faculties are like a field full of balks or irregularities (See Prevarication ); A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication and severe infection; state of violent mental agitation; A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, usually dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so distinguished from mania, or madness; A mental state characterized by disorientation and confusion Anxiety, illusions, or hallucinations may also be present, e g , the delirium of fever, delirium tremens, etc; a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations; a state of mental confusion, typically acute and rapid in onset; that may be caused by factors including disease, drug use and high fever; {i} temporary mental disorder often caused by fevers or intoxication (characterized by hallucinations, delusions, excitement, etc.); overly excited state; ~ A temporary state of confusion sometimes accompanied by slurring of speech and hallucination; Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness; If someone is suffering from delirium, they are not able to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way because they are very ill and have a fever. In her delirium, she had fallen to the floor several times. Condition of disorientation, confused thinking, and rapid alternation between mental states. The patient is restless, cannot concentrate, and undergoes emotional changes (e.g., anxiety, apathy, euphoria), sometimes with hallucinations. Delirium usually results from a disorder affecting the brain such as central nervous system infection, head trauma, or mental disorder. In severe cases of withdrawal from alcohol, delirium tremens results not from the excessive alcohol consumption alone but from exhaustion, malnutrition (particularly lack of thiamine), and dehydration; delirancy; deliracy; mania
delirium tremens: A psychosis of chronic alcoholism, usually due to alcohol withdrawal, which can be fatal. Symptoms include sweating, tremors, terrifying hallucinations, insomnia, restlessness, disorientation and anxiety
delirium tremens: hallucinations due to alcoholism
delirium tremens: the DT's. Delirium seen in severe cases of alcohol withdrawal (see alcoholism) complicated by exhaustion, lack of food, and dehydration, usually preceded by physical deterioration due to vomiting and restlessness. The whole body trembles, sometimes with seizures, disorientation, and hallucinations. Delirium tremens lasts 3-10 days, with a reported death rate of up to 20%. Hallucinations may develop independently of delirium tremens and may last days to weeks
delirium tremens: acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning
delirium tremens: An acute, psychotic state usually occurring during reduction or cessation of alcohol intake after a prolonged or copious intake of alcohol; characterized by symptoms such as tremors, hallucinations, or seizures Requires immediate treatment; may be life threatening
delirium tremens: Occurs in some cases of withdrawal from alcohol Identified by increasing confusion, depression, and terrifying hallucinations, along with persistent and uncontrollable shaking often accompanied by increases in blood pressure to extreme levels This is a medical emergency
delirium tremens: DTs, severe tremors and hallucinations caused by alcohol poisoning
delirium tremens DTs: Delirium seen in severe cases of alcohol withdrawal (see alcoholism) complicated by exhaustion, lack of food, and dehydration, usually preceded by physical deterioration due to vomiting and restlessness. The whole body trembles, sometimes with seizures, disorientation, and hallucinations. Delirium tremens lasts 3-10 days, with a reported death rate of up to 20%. Hallucinations may develop independently of delirium tremens and may last days to weeks
nocturnal delirium: A state of agitation or confusion, especially in elderly patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, which begins daily at nightfall and which is alleviated by daylight
Nocturnal delirium of the senile patient is primarily due to the fact that the severe retention defect, and more particularly the greatly accelerated secondary elaboration (Cameron, 1940) found in senile patients, does not permit of the preservation of the spatial image after darkness has interfered with direct visualization.
deliria: plural of delirium