THE ETIOLOGIES AND EARLY PROGNOSIS OF NON-TRAUMATIC LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN FATEMEH ZAHRA HOSPITAL OF BUSHEHR PORT

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ABOU TALEBI SH.; FOTOUHI GHIAM A.R.

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Journal: Iranian South Medical Journal Year:2004 | Volume:7 | Issue:1 Page(s): 40-46

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THE ETIOLOGIES AND EARLY PROGNOSIS OF NON-TRAUMATIC LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN FATEMEH ZAHRA HOSPITAL OF BUSHEHR PORT

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ABOU TALEBI SH. | FOTOUHI GHIAM A.R. | Issue Writer Certificate

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CCOMAQ2

NON-TRAUMAQ4

METABOLICQ2

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTSQ3

DRUG INTOXICATIONQ4

Abstract

Approximately 3 to 5 % of referrals to emergency wards of big cities are involved in diseases causing loss of consciousness (LOC). Since many of these patients encounter death or disabilities, determining a systematic approach for early diagnosis and treatment has a high priority; this will be achieved through revealing the etiologies responsible for LOC and' hospital outcome in an emergency ward. A total of 392 patient older than 12 years old (54.8% male, 45.2% female, with a mean age of 49.9) presenting with LOC were enrolled in this cross-sectional study in emergency ward of Bushehr University Hospital. LOC was defined as a clinical state manifested by any decrease of consciousness ranging from confusion to deep coma. Etiology of LOC was METABOLIC in 42.9%, structural in 40.1% and infective in 6% of patients. It remained unknown in 11% despite extensive investigation. The most prevalent causes in subgroups were CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTS (30.6%), DRUG INTOXICATION (22.35%) and hypoxic-anoxic conditions (11.7%), respectively. Mortality rate caused by infective, structural and METABOLIC etiologies had a frequency of 33.3%, 26.8% and22% respectively. Structural etiologies had the most severe prognosis and caused neurological damages in 54.7% of patients. METABOLIC etiologies with 3.8% had the lowest rate in neurological damages. In an overall view, METABOLIC causes were the most common etiology responsible for non- traumatic LOC.

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ABOU TALEBI, SH., & FOTOUHI GHIAM, A.R.. (2004). THE ETIOLOGIES AND EARLY PROGNOSIS OF NON-TRAUMATIC LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN FATEMEH ZAHRA HOSPITAL OF BUSHEHR PORT. IRANIAN SOUTH MEDICAL JOURNAL (ISMJ), 7(1), 40-46. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/33803/en

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ABOU TALEBI SH., FOTOUHI GHIAM A.R.. THE ETIOLOGIES AND EARLY PROGNOSIS OF NON-TRAUMATIC LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN FATEMEH ZAHRA HOSPITAL OF BUSHEHR PORT. IRANIAN SOUTH MEDICAL JOURNAL (ISMJ)[Internet]. 2004;7(1):40-46. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/33803/en

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SH. ABOU TALEBI, and A.R. FOTOUHI GHIAM, “THE ETIOLOGIES AND EARLY PROGNOSIS OF NON-TRAUMATIC LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN FATEMEH ZAHRA HOSPITAL OF BUSHEHR PORT,” IRANIAN SOUTH MEDICAL JOURNAL (ISMJ), vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 40–46, 2004, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/33803/en

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