scholarly journals 72-year-old man • fever • new-onset urinary frequency • altered mental state • Dx?

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsewang
Keyword(s):  
Mental State ◽  
Urinary Frequency ◽  
Altered Mental State ◽  
New Onset

scholarly journals Sudden altered mental state in the elderly: nonconvulsive status epilepticus and the role of the Emergency Department

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-25
Author(s):  
Rocco Galimi
Keyword(s):  
Status Epilepticus ◽  
Seizure Activity ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Altered Mental Status ◽  
Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus ◽  
Recurrent Seizure ◽  
Memory Problems ◽  
Altered Mental State ◽  
New Onset

In the elderly, new onset of epilepsy is often associated with vague complaints such as confusion, altered mental status, or memory problems. The absence of clinically apparent convulsions in association with an electroencephalogram showing continuous or recurrent seizure activity has been called nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). The purpose of this article is to describe the clinical and electroencephalographic features of NCSE in older adults. NCSE is an important, under-recognised and reversible cause of acute prolonged confusion. Although attempts have been made to define and classify this disorder, there is no universally accepted definition or classification yet that encompasses all subtypes or electroclinical scenarios. A urgent electroencephalogram is considered as the method of choice in the diagnostic evaluation of NCSE. Further researches are needed to better define NCSE.

Loss of consciousness and altered mental state predicting depressive and post-concussive symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1064-1069 ◽  
Author(s):  
Durga Roy ◽  
Matthew E. Peters ◽  
Allen Everett ◽  
Jeannie-Marie Leoutsakos ◽  
Haijuan Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Loss Of Consciousness ◽  
Altered Mental State

Wernicke's Encephalopathy Complicating Schizophrenia

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 638-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Spittle ◽  
Josie Parker
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Thiamine Deficiency ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Wernicke’S Encephalopathy ◽  
Wernicke's Encephalopathy ◽  
Altered Mental State

Wernicke's encephalopathy producing an altered mental state may occur in malnourished psychiatric patients even in the absence of alcohol abuse. A case is reported of a woman, aged 61 years, with schizophrenia who refused her medication for four months, had the delusion she was dying from a tumour, and withdrew to her bed with a neglect of her nutrition. She was committed to hospital in a mute unresponsive state and after taking some food and fluids for four days lapsed into coma. She responded within three hours to the administration of thiamine. Clinicians need to remain vigilant to the possibility that an altered mental state in malnourished patients may be due to thiamine deficiency rather than to the primary psychiatric disorder. If doubt exists as to the presence of Wernicke's encephalopathy, then parenteral thiamine should be administered.

Forehead EEG electrode set versus full-head scalp EEG in 100 patients with altered mental state

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 245-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anu Muraja-Murro ◽  
Esa Mervaala ◽  
Susanna Westeren-Punnonen ◽  
Pasi Lepola ◽  
Juha Töyräs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental State ◽  
Scalp Eeg ◽  
Altered Mental State ◽  
Full Head

Acute Confusion or Altered Mental State: Consider Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus

Gerontology ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 388-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Beyenburg ◽  
Christian E. Elger ◽  
Markus Reuber
Keyword(s):  
Status Epilepticus ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus ◽  
Altered Mental State ◽  
Acute Confusion
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