: Screen for prescription misuses, illicit substances, or alcohol withdrawal.
Status epilepticus is a medical emergency defined as continuous seizure activity lasting more than 5 minutes, or recurrent seizures without a return to baseline consciousness.
A structured approach prevents clinicians from missing toxic, metabolic, or structural causes.
: Critical monitoring for patients with conditions like Myasthenia Gravis or Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
Nurses are your eyes and ears on the floor. A collaborative relationship ensures you are notified of subtle clinical changes before they become major emergencies.
Check for toxic-metabolic derangements (uremia, hepatic encephalopathy, hyponatremia), systemic infections (UTI, pneumonia), or central nervous system infections (meningitis).
This section provides deeper dives into major chronic conditions that can present acutely, such as demyelinating diseases, central nervous system infections, movement disorders, epilepsy, and neuro-oncology.
