title: [Changes in the consciousness as a manifestation of intestinal intussusception].
abstract: Many reviews have included the salient features of the clinical spectrum of intussusception: abdominal pain, vomiting, bloody stools and abdominal mass. We report a case with atypical presentation of the illness, presenting as altered consciousness. A misdiagnosis and delay of treatment is often associated with increased morbidity. Either plain radiographs, supplemented by ultrasonography of the abdomen, or a barium enema should be performed in infants with unexplained lethargy.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Emergencias Médicas, Hospital Nacional de Niños Dr. Carlos Sáenz Herrera, San José, Costa Rica.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Calzada
mesh_terms: D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D007080:Ileocecal Valve; D007223:Infant; D007443:Intussusception / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Alteración del estado de conciencia como una manifestación de la invaginación intestinal.