Which of the following is true about delirium?
A) The symptoms of delirium do not fluctuate and tend to be consistent throughout the course of the disease.
B) People who experience delirium permanently lose their conscious awareness.
C) Vitamin deficiency can cause delirium.
D) Delirium occurs only in people who are above forty.

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Vitamin deficiency, specifically thiamine deficiency (also known as Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome), can cause delirium. The other options are false: delirium symptoms fluctuate and are not consistent throughout the disease, people who experience delirium do not permanently lose conscious awareness, and delirium can occur at any age.

Which of the Following Is True About Delirium