When determining whether an elderly patient's confusion is related to delirium or another problem, what information would be of particular value?
A) Evidence of spasticity or flaccidity
B) The patient's level of motor activity
C) Medications the patient has recently taken
D) The patient's level of preoccupation with somatic symptoms
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