title: Delirium as a disorder of consciousness.
authors.affiliation: Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health Service, University of Melbourne, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rockwood
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000502:physiology; D000368:Aged; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology; D001364:Awareness / Q000502:physiology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004532:Ego; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000503:physiopathology; D009949:Orientation / Q000502:physiology; D011599:Psychopathology; D011603:Psychophysiology; D013788:Thalamus / Q000503:physiopathology; D013998:Time Perception / Q000502:physiology; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000109:Acetylcholine