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What are some of the features that distinguish delirium from dementia?
 
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Some drugs are designed to relieve cognitive symptoms of dementia by boosting the action of ________, a neurotransmitter that is involved in memory and whose level is reduced in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
 
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Answer to Question 1

(1) Onset: sudden in delirium, slow in dementia; (2) duration: brief in delirium, extended in dementia; (3) course: fluctuating in delirium, stable in dementia; (4) hallucinations: visual/tactile/vivid in delirium, rare in dementia; (5) insight: lucid intervals in delirium, consistently poor in dementia; and (6) sleep: disturbed in delirium, less disturbed in dementia

Answer to Question 2

acetylcholine (ACh)



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