Alterations of Consciousness in the Emergency Department, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics

Guest editor Chad Kessler has assembled an expert panel of authors on the topic of Alterations of Consciousness. Articles include:: The Mental Status Examination in Emergency Practice, Dizzy and Confused:: A Step-by-Step Evaluation of the Clinicians Favorite Chief Complaint, Diagnosis and Evaluation of Syncope in the Emergency Department, The Emergency Department Approach to Syncope:: Evidence-based Guidelines and Prediction Rules, Pediatric Syncope:: Cases from the Emergency Department, Seizures as a Cause of Altered Mental Status, Central Nervous System Infections as a Cause of an Altered Mental Status? What is the Pathogen Growing in Your Central Nervous System?, Traumatic Alterations in Consciousness:: Traumatic Brain Injury, and more!