It is a psychological and physical meltdown, sometime resulting in death.
Excited delirium is one of several terms that describe a syndrome that is broadly characterized by:
*At state of high mental and physiologic arousal
*Agitation
*Hyperpyrexia associated with sweating
*Paranoia
*Great strength
*Violence, aggression and hostility
*Insensitivity to physical pain or to restraint sprays.
Victims of excited delirium display sudden onset of paranoia and alternated between calm behavior and extreme agitation. When confronted the victim intensifies the violence and paranoia.
In general, excited delirium may have a mortality of about 10 percent. The research suggest that individuals with a history of chronic illicit stimulant abuse may be particularly susceptible to excited delirium.
Cocaine is the best known cause of drug-induced excited delirium, although many other drugs have been implicated, including prescribed neuroleptics.
Excited Delirium
