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Altered mental status and fever

Infectious
- Sepsis
- Meningitis
- Encephalitis
- Cerebral malaria
- Brain abscess
Other
- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
- Serotonin syndrome
- Malignant hyperthermia
- Sympathomimetic toxicity (cocaine, amphetamine, ketamine)
- Anticholinergic toxicity
- Heat stroke
- Delirium tremens
- Hypothalamic stroke
- Pheochromocytoma
- Thyroid storm

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-===[[Altered mental status]] and fever===
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-*[[Sepsis]]
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-*[[Neuroleptic malignant syndrome]] - Serotonin Syndrome(SS) vs Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome(NMS)
-**Differentiation between the SS and NMS can be challenging. History of a new serotonergic drug or a dose increase of a serotonergic drug are helpful. SS is usually much more acute in onset than NMS which may develop over days or weeks. On physical exam the presence of ‘lead pipe’ rigidity is typical of NMS, while patients with SS manifest tremor and hyperreflexia.
+===[[Special:MyLanguage/Altered mental status|Altered mental status]] and fever=== <!--T:1-->
-**Elevations in creatine kinase, liver function tests (lactate dehydrogenase, aspartate transaminase), and white blood cell count, coupled with a low serum iron level, distinguishes NMS from SS among patients taking neuroleptic and serotonin agonist medications simultaneously.
-*[[Serotonin syndrome]]
+<!--T:2-->
-*[[Malignant hyperthermia]]
+*Infectious
-*[[Sympathomimetic toxicity]] ([[cocaine]], [[amphetamine]], [[ketamine]])
+**[[Special:MyLanguage/Sepsis|Sepsis]]
-*[[Anticholinergic toxicity]]
+**[[Special:MyLanguage/Meningitis|Meningitis]]
-*[[Meningitis]]
+**[[Special:MyLanguage/Encephalitis|Encephalitis]]
-*[[Encephalitis]]
+**Cerebral [[Special:MyLanguage/malaria|malaria]]
-*[[Heat stroke]]
+**[[Special:MyLanguage/Brain abscess|Brain abscess]]
-*[[Alcohol withdrawal|Delirium tremens]]
+*Other
-*Hypothalamic [[stroke]]
+**[[Special:MyLanguage/Neuroleptic malignant syndrome|Neuroleptic malignant syndrome]]
-*[[Pheochromocytoma]]
+**[[Special:MyLanguage/Serotonin syndrome|Serotonin syndrome]]
-*[[Thyroid storm]]
+**[[Special:MyLanguage/Malignant hyperthermia|Malignant hyperthermia]]
+**[[Special:MyLanguage/Sympathomimetic toxicity|Sympathomimetic toxicity]] ([[Special:MyLanguage/cocaine|cocaine]], [[Special:MyLanguage/amphetamine|amphetamine]], [[Special:MyLanguage/ketamine|ketamine]])
+**[[Special:MyLanguage/Anticholinergic toxicity|Anticholinergic toxicity]]
+**[[Special:MyLanguage/Heat stroke|Heat stroke]]
+**[[Special:MyLanguage/Alcohol withdrawal|Delirium tremens]]
+**Hypothalamic [[Special:MyLanguage/stroke|stroke]]
+**[[Special:MyLanguage/Pheochromocytoma|Pheochromocytoma]]
+**[[Special:MyLanguage/Thyroid storm|Thyroid storm]]
+</translate>