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Acute Altered Mental Status in the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Case Report
Introduction: Acute alteration of consciousness and seizure-like episodes represent clinical presentations with a broad differential diagnosis in the pediatric age group, requiring urgent evaluation and management. Rapid identification of the etiology is of critical importance in determining mortality and neurological sequelae. This case report describes the diagnostic process and clinical course of a two-year-old patient who presented with suspected seizure, altered consciousness, and nuchal rigidity. Case: A two- …