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Postura anormal - Treatment

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Postura patológica; Evaluación de una persona en coma

Cuándo contactar a un profesional médico:

Las personas con postura anormal casi siempre experimentan una disminución en el estado de conciencia. Cualquier persona que presente síntomas de postura anormal debe ser examinada de inmediato por un médico.

En algunas afecciones, como un coma, estos comportamientos pueden continuar durante mucho tiempo.

Lo que se puede esperar en el consultorio médico:

Todas las posturas anormales se deben tratar en un hospital. Este tipo de movimiento normalmente se ve sobre todo en pacientes en coma. La postura más sutil desencadenada por un médico en una consulta médica puede o no ser importante.

En el hospital, el tratamiento de emergencia para la postura anormal se debe iniciar de inmediato. Esto incluye la colocación de un tubo de respiración y brindar soporte respiratorio. Es probable que a la persona la dejen en la unidad de cuidados intensivos del hospital.

Se elaborará la historia médica con la colaboración de los parientes y se llevará a cabo un examen físico.

Algunas preguntas de la historia clínica pueden ser:

  • ¿Cuándo comenzó este comportamiento?
  • ¿Hay un patrón cuando se presenta la postura?
  • ¿Se adopta siempre el mismo tipo de postura?
  • ¿Qué otros síntomas precedieron u ocurrieron durante la postura anormal?
  • ¿Hay algún antecedente o lesión (como un traumatismo craneal conocido)?

El examen físico incluirá una evaluación completa del cerebro y el sistema nervioso.

Algunos de los exámenes abarcan:

  • Reviewed last on: 2/5/2011
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by Joseph V. Campellone, MD, Division of Neurology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Berger JR. Stupor and coma. In: Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, eds. Bradley: Neurology in Clinical Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Butterworth-Heinemann Elsevier; 2008:chap 5.

Bleck T. Levels of consciousness and attention. In: Goetz, CG, ed. Textbook of Clinical Neurology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 1.

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