Diseases that cause no focal or lateralizing neurologic signs, usually with normal brainstem functions.
CT scan and cellular content of the CSF are normal.
1. Intoxication.
Alcohol, barbiturates, sedative, opiates.
2. Metabolic disturbances.
Anoxia, diabetic acidosis, hypoglycemia, uremia, hepatic failure, hypo and hypernatremia, profound nutritional deficiency.
3. Severe systemic infection.
4. Shock from any cause.
5. Post seizure states and status epilepticus.
6. Hypertensive encephalopathy, eclampsia.
7. Hyperthermia, hypothermia.
8. Concussion.
9. Acute hydrocephalus.
10. Late stages of certain degenerative diseases.

Related Content

Subscribe to the post comments feeds or Leave a trackback