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(Created page with "<section begin="A&IC" />The '''disorders of consciousness''' are, in Hungarian literature, usually separated into hypnoid and non-hypnoid types. The hypnoid ones are the most important. They are: * Somnolence – patient is sleepy but can be aroused by voice * Sopor – patient is unconscious and can only be aroused by pain * Coma – patient is unconscious and cannot be aroused == Evaluation == Consciousness is usually evaluated by the Glasgow coma scale, which sc...")
 
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== Etiology ==
== Etiology ==
The possible causes of disordered consciousness are endless but can be remembered by the mnemonic ATOMIC:
The possible causes of disordered consciousness are endless but can be remembered by the mnemonic ATOMIC:
 
* [[Alcohol intoxication]],  
* ATOMIC
* [[Trauma]]
** [[Alcohol intoxication]], [[trauma]], overdose (of drugs other than alcohol), metabolic, infection, [[CO2 narcosis]]
* Overdose (of drugs other than alcohol),  
* Metabolic
* Infection
* [[CO2 narcosis]]
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[[Category:Intensive care]]
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