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{{CMG}} '''Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:''' [[User:Raviteja Reddy Guddeti|Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S.]][mailto:ravitheja.g@gmail.com] | {{CMG}} '''Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:''' [[User:Raviteja Reddy Guddeti|Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S.]][mailto:ravitheja.g@gmail.com] | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
*A hemorrhagic or ischemic [[stroke]] | |||
*A severe [[head injury]] | |||
*[[Seizure]]s | |||
*[[Brain tumor]] | |||
*Brain [[infection]]s | |||
*[[Hypoxia]] for a long time | |||
*Metabolic abnormalities, such as [[diabetic]] hyperosmolar coma, [[hypoglycemia]] | |||
*Toxins, including poisons, alcohol and other drugs ([[barbiturate]]s, [[sedative]]s, [[amphetamine]]s,[[cocaine]]) | |||
*[[Liver failure]] or [[kidney failure]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S.[4]
Risk Factors
- A hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke
- A severe head injury
- Seizures
- Brain tumor
- Brain infections
- Hypoxia for a long time
- Metabolic abnormalities, such as diabetic hyperosmolar coma, hypoglycemia
- Toxins, including poisons, alcohol and other drugs (barbiturates, sedatives, amphetamines,cocaine)
- Liver failure or kidney failure