Question 80 · LEK · Delirium
Which of the following is not characteristic of acute confusional state?
- A. disruption of the sleep-wake cycle.
- B. increased psychomotor activity.
- C. anhedonia.
- D. impaired short-term memory.
- E. abnormal allopsychic orientation.
Hint
Delirium affects consciousness, attention, cognition, psychomotor behaviour and sleep; find the item that is a core symptom of a different syndrome.
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