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'''Metabolic encephalopathy''' is either secondary to other organ failure, or is the result of metabolic brain disease. It is associated with [[memory loss]], [[vertigo]], and generalized [[weakness]].
'''Metabolic encephalopathy''' is either secondary to other organ failure, or is the result of metabolic brain disease. It is associated with [[memory loss]], [[vertigo]], and generalized [[weakness]].
   
   
== Differential diagnosis of causes of metabolic encephalopathy==  
==Causes==  
===Common Causes===
*[[Diabetic Ketoacidosis]]
*[[Hyperadrenocorticism]]
*[[Hypercalcemia]]
*[[Hypercalcemia]]
*[[Hypercarbia]]
*[[Hyperparathyroidism]]
*[[Hypoglycemia]]
*[[Hyponatremia]]
*[[Hypothyroidism]]
*[[Hypoxia]]
*[[Ion imbalance]]
*[[Porphyria]]
*[[Porphyria]]
*[[Pyridoxine deficiency]]
*[[Sepsis]]
*[[Thiamine deficiency]]
*[[Uremia]]
*[[Vitamin B12 Deficiency]]
*[[Wernicke's Encephalopathy]]


In alphabetical order. <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref>
===Causes by Organ System===
{|style="width:80%; height:100px" border="1"
|style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" |'''Cardiovascular'''
|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Ischemia]]
|-
|bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"| '''Chemical/Poisoning'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Carbon monoxide poisoning]],  [[Cyanide poisoning]],  [[Mercury poisoning]],  [[Toxins]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Dental'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Dermatologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Drug Side Effect'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Drugs]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Ear Nose Throat'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Endocrine'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Diabetic Ketoacidosis]],  [[Hyperadrenocorticism]],  [[Hypercalcemia]],  [[Hyperparathyroidism]],  [[Hyponatremia]],  [[Hypothyroidism]],  [[Porphyria]],  [[Wernicke's Encephalopathy]],
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Environmental'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Gastroenterologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Liver disease]],  [[Porphyria]],  
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Genetic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Hematologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Hypercalcemia]], [[Hypercarbia]], [[Hypoglycemia]], [[Hypoxia]],  [[Ion imbalance]],  [[Porphyria]],  [[Pyridoxine deficiency]],  [[Sepsis]],  [[Thiamine deficiency]],  [[Uremia]],  [[Vitamin B12 Deficiency]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Iatrogenic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Dialysis]], [[Organ transplantation]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Infectious Disease'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Sepsis]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Neurologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Dopamine deficiency]], [[Epilepsy]], [[Hyperosmolar coma]], [[Inadequate brain perfusion]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Nutritional/Metabolic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Diabetic Ketoacidosis]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Oncologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Ophthalmologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Overdose/Toxicity'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Psychiatric'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Pulmonary'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Renal/Electrolyte'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Dialysis]], [[Electrolyte disturbance]], [[Renal failure]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Sexual'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Trauma'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Heat stroke]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Urologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Uremia]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Miscellaneous'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|}


* [[Diabetic Ketoacidosis]]
===Causes in Alphabetical Order<ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref>===
* [[Dialysis]]
 
* [[Drug]]s, [[toxin]]s
{{columns-list|3|
* [[Epilepsy]]
*[[Carbon monoxide poisoning]]
* [[Heat stroke]]
*[[Cyanide poisoning]]
* [[Hyperadrenocorticism]]
*[[Diabetic Ketoacidosis]]
* [[Ddx:Hypercalcemia|Hypercalcemia]]
*[[Dialysis]]
* [[Hyperosmolar coma]]
*[[Dopamine deficiency]]
* [[Hyperparathyroidism]]
*[[Drugs]]
* [[Hypoglycemia]]
*[[Electrolyte disturbance]]
* [[Hyponatremia]]
*[[Epilepsy]]
* [[Hypothyroidism]]
*[[Heat stroke]]
* [[Hypoxia]]
*[[Hyperadrenocorticism]]
* [[Ischemia]]
*[[Hypercalcemia]]
* [[Liver disease]]
*[[Hypercarbia]]
* [[Porphyria]]
*[[Hyperosmolar coma]]
* [[Pyridoxine deficiency]]
*[[Hyperparathyroidism]]
* [[Sepsis]]
*[[Hypoglycemia]]
* [[Thiamine deficiency]]
*[[Hyponatremia]]
* [[Uremia]]
*[[Hypothyroidism]]
* [[Vitamin B12 Deficiency]]
*[[Hypoxia]]
* [[Wernicke's Encephalopathy]]
*[[Inadequate brain perfusion]]
*[[Ion imbalance]]
*[[Ischemia]]
*[[Liver disease]]
*[[Mercury poisoning]]
*[[Organ transplantation]]
*[[Porphyria]]
*[[Pyridoxine deficiency]]
*[[Renal failure]]
*[[Sepsis]]
*[[Thiamine deficiency]]
*[[Toxins]]
*[[Uremia]]
*[[Vitamin B12 Deficiency]]
*[[Wernicke's Encephalopathy]]
}}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 15:56, 9 January 2017

Metabolic encephalopathy

Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]


Metabolic encephalopathy is either secondary to other organ failure, or is the result of metabolic brain disease. It is associated with memory loss, vertigo, and generalized weakness.

Causes

Common Causes

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular Ischemia
Chemical/Poisoning Carbon monoxide poisoning, Cyanide poisoning, Mercury poisoning, Toxins
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect Drugs
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hyperadrenocorticism, Hypercalcemia, Hyperparathyroidism, Hyponatremia, Hypothyroidism, Porphyria, Wernicke's Encephalopathy,
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic Liver disease, Porphyria,
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic Hypercalcemia, Hypercarbia, Hypoglycemia, Hypoxia, Ion imbalance, Porphyria, Pyridoxine deficiency, Sepsis, Thiamine deficiency, Uremia, Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Iatrogenic Dialysis, Organ transplantation
Infectious Disease Sepsis
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic No underlying causes
Neurologic Dopamine deficiency, Epilepsy, Hyperosmolar coma, Inadequate brain perfusion
Nutritional/Metabolic Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte Dialysis, Electrolyte disturbance, Renal failure
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy No underlying causes
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma Heat stroke
Urologic Uremia
Miscellaneous No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order[1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016
  2. ↑ Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X


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