#53 Teaching through clinical cases: A young woman with seizures and altered mental status

Summary: I have my own methods for conceptualizing altered mental status. But you already heard them in episode 46. This week on BrainWaves, take a wider view of this type of consult from the perspective of an internist. Dr. Fima Macheret takes the mic on this case of a young woman with seizures and encephalopathy. BrainWaves podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used to guide medical decision making in routine clinical practice. The content in this episode was approved by Dr. Fima Macheret. REFERENCES 1. Aagaard-Tillery KM and Belfort MA. Eclampsia: morbidity, mortality, and management. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2005;48:12-23. 2. Duley L, Henderson-Smart DJ, Walker GJ and Chou D. Magnesium sulphate versus diazepam for eclampsia. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2010:CD000127.