Delirium or Dementia

Acute confusional state

• Delirium

• Dementia

Slow and gradual onset

• Delirium

• Dementia

Usually reversible

• Delirium

• Dementia

Duration: Usually permanent

• Delirium

• Dementia

A chronic brain disorder

• Delirium

• Dementia

Causes is almost always due to another condition

• Delirium

• Dementia

Sometime have difficulty finding the right word

• Delirium

• Dementia

Mainly affects a person's attention

• Delirium

• Dementia

Tends to fluctuate in serverity

• Delirium

• Dementia

Duration: Days to weeks , sometimes even longer

• Delirium

• Dementia