Define and differentiate among delirium, dementia and amnestic disorder. Include a list of all references used...

Define and differentiate among delirium, dementia and amnestic disorder.

Include a list of all references used to support your

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Definition :

Delirium: State of confusion and disorientation

Dementia: Gradual worsening of memory loss and cognitive behaviour.

Amnesia: Memory impairment.

Description	Delirium	Dementia	Amnestic disorder
Onset	sudden	gradual	gradual
Course	hours to days	8 to 10 years	over 50 years
Cognition	acutely disrupted	chronic detoriation	detoriated
Behavior	agitation and lethargic	apathy, restlessness, wandering	apathy, bland
Sleep and wake cycle	disturbed	varied	disturbed
Characteristics	impaired short term memory, fluctuating levels of consciousness	memory impairment	memory loss, disorientation, apathy, newer memories are formed
Diagnosis	difficult to diagnose	delayed diagnosis	easily diagnosed by others
Treatment	treating the cause, reduction of symptoms	medications, client support	no treatment, patient support to be given
Prognosis	reversible	irreversible	reversible

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