For most people, death is depressing and terrifying. This is often because there is so much unknown about death. But one ...

Delirium, which can result from an infection ... the risk of hospitalization and visits to the emergency department." "Hallucinations are basically something that you sense that is not actually ...

[MUSIC PLAYING] PATRICIA ANDREWS: The first thing that you want to do when a person has this episode, is that you want to make sure that this is not delirium. So if this is something acute and ...

Prescribed agents, especially stimulants, can also sometimes induce hallucinations or delusions. As in adults, delirium and dementia can mimic psychotic phenomena. Fortunately, dementia is very ...

Sight loss triggers increased activity in visual areas of the brain. This increased activity produces in some people “phantom ...

A supportive and calm environment can also help someone recover from delirium. Healthcare professionals, family and friends can all help a person by: Medications to reduce hallucinations, delusions or ...

Health authorities say their symptoms have also included delirium, spiked heart rates ... to the point of marked hallucinations, where they are seeing things that aren't there," Dr Darren Roberts ...

Delirium is a sudden change in a person’s mental state. It is a serious condition that is sometimes mistaken for dementia or, more rarely, depression. Unlike dementia, delirium develops quickly and is ...

Gartenberg had been duped by the patient's delirium, a relatively common but often terrifying post-ICU effect that can involve vivid hallucinations, disorientation, irritability, and a range of ...