ICD-11 code : 6D70;
Preferred Label : Delirium;
ICD-11 definition : Delirium is characterized by disturbed attention (i.e., reduced ability to direct,
focus, sustain, and shift attention) and awareness (i.e., reduced orientation to the
environment) that develops over a short period of time and tends to fluctuate during
the course of a day, accompanied by other cognitive impairment such as memory deficit,
disorientation, or impairment in language, visuospatial ability, or perception. Disturbance
of the sleep-wake cycle (reduced arousal of acute onset or total sleep loss with reversal
of the sleep-wake cycle) may also be present. The symptoms are attributable to a disorder
or disease not classified under mental and behavioural disorders or to substance intoxication
or withdrawal or to a medication.;
ICD-11 synonym : acute confusional state NOS;
Origin ID : 897917531;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Delirium is characterized by disturbed attention (i.e., reduced ability to direct,
focus, sustain, and shift attention) and awareness (i.e., reduced orientation to the
environment) that develops over a short period of time and tends to fluctuate during
the course of a day, accompanied by other cognitive impairment such as memory deficit,
disorientation, or impairment in language, visuospatial ability, or perception. Disturbance
of the sleep-wake cycle (reduced arousal of acute onset or total sleep loss with reversal
of the sleep-wake cycle) may also be present. The symptoms are attributable to a disorder
or disease not classified under mental and behavioural disorders or to substance intoxication
or withdrawal or to a medication.
