title: Change in mental status.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Vicki E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Noble
authors.forename: Eric S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Nadel
authors.forename: David F M
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014754:Violence
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants