Delirium is another form of global impairment of intellectual functioning. What is the difference between delirium and dementia?
Delirium | Dementia |
Consciousness disturbed | Consciousness normal |
Abrupt onset | Slow onset |
Usually brief course | Progressive course |
Responds to treatment | Treatment merely limits progress |
For more information visit: Dementia SA: http://www.dementiasa.org/ or Alzheimer’s South Africa: http://www.alzheimers.org.za