Altered mental status (AMS) is a broad term that describes unusual changes in a person’s emotional response, thinking, or behavior. People tend to be consistent in the way they think and behave. If ...

Altered mental status refers to any change in a person’s awareness, cognition, or behavior that differs from their typical functioning. Altered mental status can range from mild confusion to complete ...

The case description for a Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital appears below. A 72-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes had somnolence after a urologic procedure for bladder cancer. She ...

Dr. David M. Dudzinski: A 72-year-old woman was evaluated at this hospital because of altered mental status. Five years before the current admission, the patient underwent transurethral resection of a ...