What are the causes of delirium?

Answer 1

The hyperactive delirium is associated with drug intake such as alcohol withdrawal (or intoxication), amphetamine, phencyclidine (PCP), and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), a psychedelic compound.

Answer 2

the causes of delirium fall within 11 categories: infectious, withdrawal, acute metabolic, trauma, CNS disease, hypoxic, deficiencies, environmental, acute vascular, toxins/drugs, and heavy metals.

Answer 3

Delirium occurs when the normal sending and receiving of signals in the brain become impaired. This impairment is most likely caused by a combination of factors that make the brain vulnerable and trigger a malfunction in brain activity.

Delirium may have a single cause or more than one cause, such as a combination of a medical condition and drug toxicity. Sometimes no cause can be identified. Possible causes include:

Certain medications or drug toxicity
Alcohol or drug intoxication or withdrawal
A medical condition, such as a stroke, heart attack, worsening lung or liver disease, or an injury from a fall
Metabolic imbalances, such as low sodium or low calcium
Severe, chronic or terminal illness
Fever and acute infection, particularly in children
urinary tract infection, pneumonia or the flu, especially in older adults
Exposure to a toxin, such as carbon monoxide, cyanide or other poisons
Malnutrition or dehydration
Sleep deprivation or severe emotional distress
Pain
Surgery or other medical procedures that include anesthesia

Several medications or combinations of drugs can trigger delirium, including some types of:

Pain drugs
Sleep medications
Medications for mood disorders, such as anxiety and depression
Allergy medications (antihistamines)
Asthma medications
Steroid medicines called corticosteroids
Parkinson's disease drugs
Drugs for treating spasms or convulsions

Answer 4

drug intoxication or withdrawal