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Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure ... encephalopathy, Hypoglycemia ... Insomnia, HTN, PRES ... #AMS #Differential
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
Mental Status A ... Electrolytes, Endocrine, Epilepsy ... Thiamine I - Insulin (hypoglycemia ... Poisoning S - Stroke, Seizure ... #MentalStatus #AMS
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Clinical Features: • Altered ... mental status ( ... agitation) • Seizures ... Immunomodulatory meds ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
status • Visual ... may precede the neurologic ... edema visualized as ... : Treat with AEDs ... diagnosis #management #neurology