Accuracy of the initial diagnosis among patients with an acutely altered mental status

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 243-246

  Sporer, Karl A ^a,c   Solares, Mariel ^b   Edward J Durant, ^a   Wang, Wilbur ^a   Alan H B Wu, ^a   Robert M Rodriguez, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALTERED MENTAL STATUS; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SEIZURE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 84874665722     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200452     Document Type: Article

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