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The etiologies of altered level of consciousness in the emergency room (N = 2028).
| Etiology | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Systemic infection | 581 (28.6) |
| Metabolic cause | 455 (22.4) |
| Stroke | 271 (13.4) |
| Toxicity | 222 (10.9) |
| Cardiogenic & vascular | 149 (7.3) |
| Seizure | 128 (6.3) |
| Psychiatric disorder | 39 (1.9) |
| TBI | 17 (0.8) |
| CNS infection | 22 (1.1) |
| Undetermined | 144 (7.1) |
TBI traumatic brain injury, CNS central nervous system.
