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The onejroid syndrome is classified as a qualitative disturbance of consciousness. It usually accompanies other diseases or injuries, so it is so important for the treatment process to identify the direct cause of the disorder. What is the manifestation of the dreamlike syndrome and how is it treated?
Oneroid syndrome(aka light-delirium, sn-like or dreamlike syndrome) is a medical condition that is similar to sleep, but fairly shallow. The patient has delusions that create a parallel reality, and he himself actively participates in it. His dreams mix with fiction.
The disease may be undulating, with clear flashes of consciousness.
Onejroid syndrome - symptoms
The characteristic symptoms of the dreamlike syndrome are:
- temporal and spatial disorientation,
- extensive hallucinations (visual hallucinations) in which the patient actively participates in his / her consciousness,
- mental confusion and delusions,
- mood variability dependent on hallucinations,
- strange motor activity as part of hallucinations,
- memory problems (partial amnesia).
Onejroid syndrome - what are the causes?
Oeroid syndrome is not a common disorder of consciousness. It usually appears as a symptom accompanying other diseases, e.g. epilepsy, schizophrenia, and even poisoning or infectious diseases. This disorder can also manifest itself as alcoholism. The direct cause of consciousness disorders is dysfunction of the nervous system. The causes may be secondary or primary.
The primary causes include damage and diseases of the brain itself as a result of:
- injury,
- stroke,
- inflammation,
- tumors,
- hemorrhages,
- epilepsy.
Secondary causes of consciousness disorders are brain damage caused by diseases of other organs or systemic diseases. We include among them :
- carbon monoxide, alcohol, drug poisoning,
- harmful effects of external factors (electric shock, overheating, cooling down, ionizing radiation),
- anaphylactic shocks,
- infections in the body,
- circulatory disorders
- coma (e.g. diabetic),
- water and electrolyte disturbances,
- acid-base imbalance.
Onejroid syndrome as a type of consciousness disorder
Consciousness is the presence of the mind, a state that allows a person to self-orientate and understand the phenomena of the surrounding reality and the processes taking place in the inner world. The nervous system is responsible for properly functioning consciousness. If this system is dysfunctional, there are quantitative and qualitative disturbances of consciousness (delirium syndrome, light-headedness syndrome, confusional syndrome and oneiric syndrome).
Consciousness disordersare characterized by common features such as: disorientation, detachment from reality (to varying degrees), impaired thinking, memory disorders, uncriticalism.
Onejroid syndrome - treatment
The treatment of oneroid syndrome depends on its severity. If the attacks of the disease are short-lived, there is a good chance of a cure. If the disorder lasts a long time, almost continuously, the chances are lower, and in some cases (e.g. in the elderly or people with permanent brain damage) it is even impossible to regain full consciousness.
With each, even incidental disturbance of consciousness, you should see a doctor - preferably a neurologist. It is most important for a doctor to be familiar with all the symptoms that occur during an attack. It is equally important to determine the cause of the disorder, which will allow for effective treatment. The patient's family and an interview with them can be helpful here, which may help guide the doctor to the correct diagnosis. Contact with the patient himself may be difficult, e.g. during an attack, or after it, the patient may not remember much.
The disturbance of consciousness may be more or less intense. Sometimes attacks occur suddenly and are short-lived, sometimes they can last for a long time. If the oneroid syndrome is accompanied by another disease, such as epilepsy or a stroke, other symptoms characteristic of these diseases will also appear. Hence, it is important to carefully examine the patient. In order to make a diagnosis and decide on treatment, laboratory tests should be performed that may reveal internal and systemic diseases. The patient's blood should be examined not only for general morphology, but also for glucose, inflammation, liver, kidney and thyroid parameters. Your doctor may recommend blood gas and toxicology tests. A person with an oneroid disorder should also undergo neurological examinations. An important diagnostic element is computed tomography of the head.
After the interviewand all necessary examinations, the doctor implements treatment tailored to the specificity of the patient's consciousness disorders. In some cases, admission to hospital is required. Pharmacological agents are almost always required to heal.