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Delirium
( deliramentum,
deliration,
deliriamentum,
deliriousness,
ideophrenia,
ideosynchysia,
paraphrenesis
)
Although classified as a mental disorder because it involves fluctuating level of consciousness and pervasive impairment in mental, behavioral, and emotional functioning, this brain state, which is usually of acute onset and temporary duration, is probably always caused by physical disease, head trauma, or drug effect.