Altered Mental Status and Delirium in Pediatric Patients.
Seminars in neurology December 1, 2024 Ewa D Bieber, Heidi A B Smith, D Catherine Fuchs et al. 4 citations
Mental status is the collection of an individual's consciousness, perception, emotion, memory, and cognition at a particular point in time, which is inferred by the clinician through careful observation and interaction. The pediatric mental status assessment must be approached with an understanding of cognitive, language, and psychosocial development. Alterations must then be comprehensively...