Selected Mental Symptoms Due to Physical Disorders
Mental Symptom | Physical Disorder* |
|---|---|
Confusion, delirium, disorientation | Cerebral arteritis, including that caused by SLE CNS infection (eg, encephalitis, meningitis, toxoplasmosis) Dehydration Drug overdose, including prescription drug overdose Electrolyte abnormalities Intracranial mass lesion (eg, tumor, hematoma) Thyroid disorders (eg, hypothyroidism) |
Cognitive impairment, behavioral instability | Alzheimer disease and other degenerative cerebral disorders Intracranial mass lesion (eg, tumor, hematoma) |
Depression | Cancer treatments, including interferon |
Euphoria, mania | |
Insomnia | Dyspnea or hypoxia |
Irritability | |
Memory impairment | |
Personality change | Mass lesion |
Psychosis (eg, hallucinations, delusions) | Damage to the optic or vestibulocochlear nerve |
* In addition, numerous drugs and toxins may cause mental symptoms. | |
CNS = central nervous system; SLE = systemic lupus erythematosus. | |