Table 2 Causes of AMS in patients aged 16–64 (N = 392) and >65 (N = 600)*
From: Prospective study of patients with altered mental status: clinical features and outcome
Cause of death | 18–64 years | 65 years and above |
|---|---|---|
Neurological | 11.7% | 22.7% |
Infectious | 4.3% | 14.0% |
Metabolic | 4.3% | 7.8% |
Toxicological | 6.0% | 2.2% |
Cardiac | 1.5% | 5.9% |
Organ specific impairment | 5.0% | 1.7% |
Psychiatric | 1.1% | 1.7% |
Trauma | 1.0% | 1.4% |
Miscellaneous | 3.2% | 4.7% |