Columns share an author’s personal perspective. Q: I take my dad, who is sharp as a tack at age 81, to his appointments, and the mental status exam his doctor gives him does not seem like something ...

President Biden was deemed to be "healthy" and "vigorous" in his latest physical conducted Thursday but medical experts pointed out his doctor didn't mention the president's mental status. Speaking ...

Patients visiting US emergency departments for altered mental status commonly receive nonspecific symptom diagnoses, ...

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 ...

With the high frequency of antimicrobial use, clinicians should be aware of the potential for antimicrobials to induce changes in mental status. In addition, patients and families should be ...

Nursing facility residents who took COVID-19 antivirals pills had a relatively low hospitalization rate, but some experienced changes in mental status while taking Paxlovid, a unique call center study ...