Open AccessEpidemiology, Risk Factors and Etiology of Altered Level of Consciousness Among Patients Attending the Emergency Department at a Tertiary Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia
Author(s) -
Hassan Adan Ali,
Mohamed Farah Yusuf Mohamud
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s364202
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , emergency department , epidemiology , diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , hypoglycemia , status epilepticus , traumatic brain injury , prospective cohort study , emergency medicine , epilepsy , psychiatry , endocrinology
An altered level of consciousness (ALOC) means that the patient is not as awake, alert, or able to understand or react to the surrounding environment. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the epidemiology, risk factors, and etiology of altered levels of consciousness among patients attending the Emergency Department.