mental state
Last reviewed 01/2018
The mental state of a patient may be altered by a variety of abdominal pathologies including:
- hepatic encephalopathy
- uraemia encephalopathy
- electrolyte disorders caused by, for example:
- diarrhoea
- bowel fistulae
- vomiting
- pancreatitis
- hypoglycaemia:
- liver failure
- insulinoma