Stupor (patient information)
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Overview
Stupor is a state of reduced awareness.
A coma is a state of decreased alertness from which a patient cannot be awakened. A long-term coma is called a vegetative state.
What are the symptoms of Stupor?
What causes Stupor?
Many conditions can cause decreased alertness, including:
- Chronic kidney disease
- Extreme tiredness or lack of sleep
- High blood sugar or low blood sugar
- Infection that is severe or involves the brain
- Liver failure
- Thyroid conditions that cause low thyroid hormone levels or very high thyroid hormone levels
Brain disorders or injury, such as:
- Dementia or Alzheimer's disease
- Head trauma
- Seizure
- Stroke (patient information)Stroke
Injury or accidents, such as:
- Diving accidents and near drowning
- Heat stroke
- Very low body temperature (hypothermia)
Heart or breathing problems, such as:
- Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia)
- Lack of oxygen (hypoxia) from any cause
- Low blood pressure (hypotension)
- Low sodium levels in the blood
- Severe heart failure
- Severe lung diseases
- Very high blood pressure
Toxins and drugs, such as:
- Alcohol abuse (binge drinking or damage from long-term alcohol use)
- Exposure to heavy metals, hydrocarbons, or toxic gases
- Overuse of drugs such as opiates, narcotics, sedatives, and anti-anxiety or seizure medications
- Side effect of almost any medicine, such as those used to treat seizures, depression, psychosis, and other illnesses.
When to seek urgent medical care?
Get medical help if someone has decreased alertness that cannot be explained. Call your local emergency number (such as 911) if normal alertness does not return quickly.
Diagnosis
Treatment options
Diseases with similar symptoms
Where to find medical care for Stupor?
Directions to Hospitals Treating Stupor
What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?
Possible complications
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