Self orientation disorder

Introduction Disorientation refers to the patient's understanding of time, place, surrounding people and their own understanding. Self-orientation is one of them. Self-orientation refers to the ability to recognize people and their own state. It is the loss of understanding ability or misunderstanding of one's own state. Orientation disorders are more common in a variety of organic psychosis. Often considered to be one of the symptoms of organic syndrome, also seen in people with mental retardation, such as senile dementia and mental retardation, as well as functional neuropathy and neurogenicism.

Cause

Orientation disorders are more common in a variety of organic psychosis. Often considered to be one of the symptoms of organic syndrome, also seen in people with mental retardation, such as senile dementia and mental retardation, as well as functional neuropathy and neurogenicism.

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Neurological examination of brain Doppler ultrasound (TCD)

There are obstacles to understanding your own name, age, and occupation. Should go to the neurology department of the regular hospital for diagnosis and treatment, as well as psychological examinations.

Differential diagnosis

1 time orientation: year, month, day, time, etc.;

2 Location orientation: the location at the time;

3 person orientation: recognition of the surrounding characters and their relationship with the person; orientation disorders are seen in patients with disturbance of consciousness and mental retardation. A normal person may also have a transient disorientation, especially at a new address or during a trip, which may last for several tens of minutes to several hours.

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