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The Approach to Altered Mental Status in the Intensive Care Unit.
Semin Neurol
December 2024
sBridgeport Hospital, Yale New Haven Health, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Article Synopsis
- Altered mental status (AMS) is a common and serious issue in ICU patients, often diagnosed too broadly with labels like toxic-metabolic encephalopathy (TME) and delirium.
- It's crucial to thoroughly evaluate AMS patients for specific, treatable diseases affecting the brain instead of relying on these nonspecific labels.
- The review provides strategies for assessing AMS in the ICU, discusses common neurodiagnostic procedures, and highlights specific causes of AMS that may be overlooked in standard screenings.