For the Past Two Days,Gertruda Has Been Hallucinating

question 89

Multiple Choice

For the past two days,Gertruda has been hallucinating.She alternates between being overattentive to every little sight and sound in the room and being a bit sleepy and less alert.She cannot maintain a coherent conversation because she seems to forget everything very quickly,and she uses nonsensical words.Gertruda has ____.

• A) delirium
• B) dementia
• C) a dissociation syndrome
• D) Huntington's disease.

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