Altered Mental Status as Presentation of JuvenilePolyposis coli: 1445Aybar, AhmetWarren, LindsayDorros, AriSafta, AncaOfficial journal of the American College of Gastroenterology | ACG
Juvenile polyposis coli (JPC) is a rare hereditary disorder in which patients have multiple polyps in the gastrointestinal tract and present most commonly with hematochezia. We describe a 4-year-old with intermittent rectal prolapse presenting with altered mental status and headaches. JPC was ...
Case report: We present the case of a three-month-old boy who presented to the emergency department with waxing and waning mental status and seizure-like activity who was ultimately diagnosed with intussusception. The effective use of bedside ultrasonography, by the attending pediatric radiologist, ...
Altered mental status is a common undifferentiated presentation in the emergency department. We describe a case of acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure that was diagnosed and treated prior to obtaining definitive historical or laboratory information about the etiology. The physical exam finding of scl...
Google Share on Facebook altered mental status Acronyms A changed level of awareness or mental state that falls short of unconsciousness. Examples AMS Confusion, disorientation, or stupor (which, if of sudden onset, constitute a medical emergency). ...
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...
Our case demonstrates the importance of maintaining a wide differential for altered mental status, especially after negative initial diagnostic work-up of more common aetiologies. Although steroids are an effective treatment for Hashimoto's encephalitis, the addition of early plasmapheresis may be ...
A 42-year-old man with no known significant medical or surgical history presents with altered mental status and seizures. Because of his altered mental status, his history is obtained from his father, who states that the patient moved to the United States 3 months ago from the Democratic Repub...
The article discusses the case of a nine-year-old girl who was brought to the emergency department by emergency medical service due to hysteria and altered mental status. Two months prior to her presentation, she has undergone progressive personality and behavioral changes. The serum studies showed...
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 =...