Emergence delirium

Emergence delirium
Emergence delirium
Other names	Agitated emergence, emergence agitation, emergence excitement, postanesthetic excitement
Specialty	Anesthesia
Symptoms	Auditory and Visual Hallucinations; uncontrollable screaming, crying, panic attacks; and uncontrollable body movements
Usual onset	ranges from immediately on awakening to weeks later
Duration	few minutes to months

Emergence delirium is a condition in which emergence from general anesthesia is accompanied by psychomotor agitation. Some see a relation to pavor nocturnus^[1] while others see a relation to the excitement stage of anesthesia.

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