Continuous electroencephalograms (cEEGs) are often used in the neurosurgical intensive care unit (NSICU) to detect subclinical seizures (SCSs) in patients with altered mental status (AMS). This retrospective study evaluated the efficacy of this approach for improving patient outcomes.W...
Our case presented with altered mental status after patient was found down in his car with green discoloration around mouth and holding Tomcat rat poison in one hand and a bottle of Vodka on the other hand. Patient was intubated and admitted to ICU. Supportive care was started and later on ...
Results A total of 502 patients with a mean age of 60.83 ± 15.5 years, of them 71 patients (14.14%) presented with altered mental status, these patients showed higher odds of ICU admission (OR = 2.06, 95%CI = 1.18 to 3.59, p = 0.01), mechanical ventilation (OR = 3.28, 95%CI =...
All patients were diagnosed by experienced psychiatrists, using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM disorders (SCID) (First et al, 2002b), as meeting the criteria for schizophrenia per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders 4th Edition text revision (DSM-IV-TR) (...
Introduction. The authors are presenting a case of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) that presented with complaints of altered mental status and found to have petechiae. Case Presentation. An...
Both versions are operationalized on the DSM-IIIR criteria for delirium. Whereas the long version of the CAM retrieves delirium with ten items (acute change in mental status, inattention, altered level of consciousness, disorganized thinking, memory impairment, perceptual disturbances, psychomotor agitat...
sedation, mechanical ventilation, and frequent mental status changes impair patients’ ability to verbalize their GI symptoms. GI motility disturbances occurring in ICU patients can be divided into 2 major types: postoperative ileus (POI; GI tract paralysis) and motility disorders of critical illness ...
Case 5-2016: A 43-Year-Old Man with Altered Mental Status and a History of Alcohol UseCerebrospinal fluid Color Turbidity Xanthochromia Red-cell count (per mm3) White-cell count (per mm3) Differential count (%)NeutrophilsLymphocytesReactive lymphocytesMonocyt...
but the identification of etiology is also often obscure. In addition, there are several synonyms for ALC, such as loss of consciousness, altered mental status, impaired consciousness, and altered level of consciousness. The variety of names suggests that ALC is a nonspecific sign or symptom with...
Altered mental status has a wide range of severity and broad differential diagnosis. Children with altered mental status may be even more challenging to diagnose than adults due to developmental considerations. In this chapter, we review epidemiology, et