A group of medical students is learning the criteria used to diagnose neurocognitive disorders. The professor is discussing evidence of disturbances of consciousness along with changes in cognition, such as memory deficits, that occur rapidly. What type o

a. dementia
b. delirium
c. amnestic disorder
d. depersonalization


Answer: b.

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