Suggest a Differential diagnosis - Altered mental status

[cleo_md]

A patient with an altered mental status - something i personally see on daily basis .

Can anyone suggest a few etiologies??DD??

[eman]

thank you dr cleo md this is an imp topic ,DD will include many  causes like :                                                         1)) CNS causes (subdural heamatoma , ....)                                                                                                    2))metabolic causes (hypoglycemia  ,hypothyroidism ,hypoxia, hypercapnia ,uremia ,hyper or hyponatremia  )           3)))medications (anticholinergic , tricyclic ......)                                                                                               
4)))) TOXINS (ALCOHOL AND OTHERS)
5))))) infection (bectremia &meningitis )                         

[Reo Cap]

I am also thinking to develop a forum like this one, really impressive work

[williamsmith]

its amazing and sounds good to me a lot....

[Annunziata]

Here are some DDs

1. Head injury- damage to brain matter or ICH
2. Deleium
3. Early onset dementia
4. Mania (Bipolar disorder)
5. Schizophrenia
6. Alcohol and drug induced states eg: alcohol induced psychosis