Internally Peer Reviewed 1. Deliriums due to Life Threatening Conditions.
Many conditions can cause delirium.
Listed below are serious causes to delirium that must be considered in the agitated or confused patient. Wernicke's Encephalopathy - triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and delirium in most commonly seen with alcoholism. Patients will need Thiamine 100 mg IM prior to feeding or glucose. The treatment for these deliriums is finding and treating the underlying cause. These are conditions that the psychiatrist will rarely treat alone.