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Which ONE feature could help to differenciate Alzheimer's Dementia from Delirium in a 70 year old man with Urinary Tract Infection?

A
Memory Disturbances
B
Apraxia
C
Delusion
D
Delusion
High-Yield Explanation
Delirium is broadly defined as an acute decline in attention and cognition. It is characterized by altered sensorium, confusion, stupor, and fluctuations of consciousness. Dementia is defined as a progressive impairment of cognitive functions occurring in clear consciousness (i.e. in the absence of delirium).

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