| delirium tremens | A form of acute organic brain syndrome due to alcohol withdrawal, characterised by sweating, tremor, dyspepsia, restlessness, tachycardia, fever, anxiety, chest pains, mental confusion and hallucinations (often tactile----bugs crawling on me) (27 Sep 1997) |
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| toxic delirium | Delirium caused by the action of a poison. (05 Mar 2000) |
| low delirium | Delirium in which there is little excitement, either mental or motor, the ideas being confused and incoherent, but following each other slowly. (05 Mar 2000) |