disorientation
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In June, staff at Barnsley Hospital struggled to diagnose her symptoms - hallucinations, disorientation and high anxiety - and referred her to the mental health team.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Dementia tends to be thought of mostly as a memory-loss disease, but there are many other aspects, including disorientation, difficulty balancing, poor coordination, trouble multitasking, confusion, wandering, apathy, irritability, impulsivity, poor judgment, and social inappropriateness.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026
Oedipus’ rectitude and gleaming self-confidence were so palpable that as he grappled with the slow drip of dark revelations about his past—and present—his increasing disorientation and anguish were excruciating to watch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
A more severe and concerning case can cause neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness, or paralysis.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025
But I had seen nothing at all, felt nothing but sickness and disorientation.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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"Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone, Chapter 38–Epilogue
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