Acute Onset of Impaired Consciousness: Diagnostic Evaluation in the Emergency Department.

Background: Mortality in patients with acute onset of impaired consciousness is high: as many as 10% do not survive. The spectrum of differential diagnoses is wide, and more than one underlying condition is found in one-third of all cases. In this article, we describe a structured approach to patien...

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Publicado en:Deutsches Ärzteblatt International Vol. 121; no. 15; pp. 508 - 519
Autores principales: Weiglein, T., Zimmermann, M., Niesen, W. D., Hoffmann, F., Klein, M.
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Deutscher Aerzte-Verlag GmbH 7/26/2024
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