TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Consciousness disorders from toxicological view
JO  - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift
A1  - Bündgens, Lukas
A1  - Tacke, Frank
A1  - Trautwein, Christian
A1  - Koch, Alexander
SP  - 1376
EP  - 1383
VL  - 141
IS  - 19
N2  - Poisoning with impaired mental state is a frequent cause for hospital admission. The initial management includes assessment of vital functions and airway management followed by focussed diagnostics. Poison Emergency Centers can provide valuable assistance in acute intoxications. Clinically important agents causing mental state alterations include opiates, benzodiazepines, tricyclic antidepressants, alcohol, methanol and ethylene glycol, carbon monoxide and salicylates. Most important therapeutic measures comprise supportive care, decontamination or elimination. For certain toxins specific antidotes are available. In presence of severe intoxications and impaired vital functions, the patient should be transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU).<br><br>© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.<p />  <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0012-0472
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-109586
ID  - ref1
ER  -