Burnett was admitted to the hospital in a state of withdrawal from alcohol. She was diagnosed with alcohol withdrawal delirium (formerly known as delirium tremens). She most likely showed which of the following behaviors?
A. Delusions of grandeur and an inability to get to sleep
B. Disorientation for time and place, and vivid hallucinations
C. Severe memory deficit and the tendency to falsify reporting events (confabulation)
D. Prolonged sleep followed by convulsions and heart failure
Answer: B
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