STUPOR?.WHAT DO YOU MEAN?.IS THIS A MEDICAL CONDITION?.

Stupor is a medical condition that interfere with the functioning of the brain.

Factors that can contribute to Stupor are :

Poisoning,

Brain tumors,

Severe vital brain deficiency,

Brain infection,

Induce stupor.

Severe mental illness can also cause stupor. People with severe clinical depression, Schizophrenia may enter into stupor.

Stupor is a lack of clinical mental functionality .

It cause can also be underlying mental condition. Stupor ( Decreased in consciousness) is a term used sometimes to describe people who are extremely intoxicated due to drugs or alcohol. Diagnostic tests:

MRI of the brain is done to check for lesion. Treatment: Intravenous antibiotics to treat infection.

Neurosurgeon consult done.

General Surgery consultation.

Oncology consultation done.

Published by edochie99

A Registered Nurse with over twenty years of hospital experience, an author with Masters Degree in Nursing,also Bachelor Degree in Nursing,graduated in 1996 from USC,University of Southern California.MSN in 2009 University of Phoenix.

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