Symptoms of confusion
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Symptoms of confusion
Confusion may range from mild to severe. A person who is confused may:
- Be unable to express his or her thoughts clearly.
- Behave in an unusual, bizarre, or aggressive manner.
- Have trouble solving problems and performing simple tasks.
- Not know where he or she is. Be unable to recognize family members or familiar items.
- Express firmly held but false beliefs (delusions).
- See, hear, feel, smell, or taste things that are not really there (hallucinations or illusions).
- Believe that others want to harm him or her (paranoia).
Credits
| Author | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Denele Ivins |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Colin Chalk, MD, CM, FRCPC - Neurology |
| Last Updated | February 27, 2007 |
| Last updated: | February 27, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Colin Chalk, MD, CM, FRCPC - Neurology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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