Disorientation
Confusion about where one is, what time or day it is, or who one is with — a disturbance in orientation that may signal delirium, stroke, or cognitive impairment.
Quick answer
Disorientation describes confusion about time, place, person, or situation — a reduction in the ability to correctly orient oneself to one's environment and context. ICD-10: R41.3 (other cognitive deficits), R41.0 (disorientation, unspecified); ICD-11: MB21. A clinically significant symptom that may indicate delirium, dementia, neurological event, or metabolic disturbance.
Recognition
Do any of these feel familiar?
Getting lost in familiar settings or confusion about the time of day.
What is Disorientation?
Confusion about where one is, what time or day it is, or who one is with — a disturbance in orientation that may signal delirium, stroke, or cognitive impairment.
Approaches Commonly Explored
Commonly explored for conditions related to Disorientation, grouped by mechanism — select your subtype above to highlight the most relevant path.
How to use these approaches
Most people begin with Stabilise approaches, then progress toward Resolve and Sustain.
Nervous system regulation, brain function, and neural pathways.
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