Lethargy: Causes & Reasons - Symptoma South Africa

Possible Causes for Lethargy

Patients may complain of headache, nausea and vomiting, lethargy, and confusion. [emedicinehealth.com]

Thirteen months later, he was hospitalized for lethargy and hyponatremia of 108 mEq/L, with an antidiuretic hormone level of 2.5 pg/mL, which suggested syndrome of inappropriate [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Therefore, medical care should be sought when individuals develop altered mental status, confusion, or lethargy; have had a seizure; or cannot be wakened. [emedicinehealth.com]

Dehydration

The major presenting complaints were fever (34.6%), poor feeding (42.8%), loose stools (40.8%) and lethargy (26.5%). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Even low levels of dehydration can cause headaches, lethargy, and constipation. The human body is roughly 75 percent water. Without this water, it cannot survive. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Early symptoms of dehydration include dry mouth, lethargy, and dizziness. The first symptoms of dehydration include thirst, darker urine, and decreased urine production. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Acute Amphetamine Intoxication

Catecholamine levels are also elevated in amphetamine overdose causing increased energy and increased stimulation with decreased lethargy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abdominal Epilepsy

The important historical clues were pallor and cold sweating during the paroxysm, followed by lethargy and prolonged sleep. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Those symptoms include: abdominal pain, usually sharp or cramping and lasting seconds to minutes nausea and/or vomiting fatigue, lethargy, or sleep following seizures altered [webmd.com]

The most common gastrointestinal symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, while the most common neurological symptoms include lethargy and confusion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hydrocephalus

Symptoms can include vomiting, lethargy, headache, enlarged head or even seizures. There is no cure, but treatment may provide long-term relief. [medtronic.com]

Manifestations can include enlarged head, bulging fontanelle, irritability, lethargy, vomiting, and seizures. [merckmanuals.com]

Symptoms may include, but are not limited to: Headache Nausea Vomiting Visual disturbances Poor coordination Personality changes Lack of concentration Lethargy The signs and [medtronic.com]

Neonatal Hypoglycemia

Adrenergic signs include diaphoresis, tachycardia, lethargy or weakness, and shakiness. [msdmanuals.com]

Signs include diaphoresis, tachycardia, lethargy, poor feeding, hypothermia, seizures, and coma. [msdmanuals.com]

Intussusception

(note: many other causes of infant crying are associated with facial redness rather than pallor) Pallor and lethargy may be the predominant presenting signs, may be persistent [emed.ie]

Cause of the lethargy is unclear. [pedemmorsels.com]

Pallor and lethargy may be the predominant presenting signs, may be persistent rather than episodic, and in some the crying episodes may not be very vigorous. [rch.org.au]

Hypercalcemia

We report a case of a 39-year-old female with active systemic lupus erythematosus who complained of lethargy and weakness with a moderate renal impairment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Gastrointestinal signs may occur (eg, anorexia, vomiting, constipation) and sometimes lethargy or seizures. [msdmanuals.com]

These signs can include anorexia, gastroesophageal reflux, nausea, vomiting, lethargy or seizures or generalized irritability, and hypertension. [msdmanuals.com]

Hemochromatosis

The classic triad consisting of cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus, and pigmentation of skin occurs late in the disease Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss, lethargy etc. [medicaljoyworks.com]

General symptoms comprise chronic fatigue, weakness, lethargy, and apathy. [emedicine.medscape.com]

[…] patients treatment returns life expectancy to normal if patient non cirrhotic and no diabetic Presentation Symptoms classically presents with non-specific symptoms fatigue lethargy [orthobullets.com]

Myxedema

These symptoms include: Fatigue Lethargy Mental impairment Depression Cold intolerance Hoarseness Dry skin Weight gain Myxedema can be treated by managing the underlying cause [differencebetween.info]

[…] accumulation of mucopolysaccharides in the skin and edema, known as myxedema Deficiency of thyroid gland activity; characterized by decreased basal metabolic rate, fatigue and lethargy [icd9data.com]

Friends, relatives and acquaintances might have noted increasing lethargy, complaints of cold intolerance, and changes in the voice. [endocrinologyadvisor.com]

Subdural Hematoma

[…] consciousness or fluctuating levels of consciousness Irritability Seizures Pain Numbness Headache (either constant or fluctuating) Dizziness Disorientation Amnesia Weakness or lethargy [neurolaw.com]

Symptoms include: Headache Weakness or numbness in arms, legs, or face Poor balance or coordination Change in behavior, emotions, or memory Drowsiness, lethargy, or coma Changes [sharecare.com]

Other symptoms include lethargy, memory impairment, confusion, weakness, nausea, vomiting, impaired vision and seizures. [uclahealth.org]

Short Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

Signs and symptoms of SCAD deficiency may appear during infancy or early childhood and can include vomiting, low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), a lack of energy (lethargy), poor [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] without food (fasting). [2] Last updated: 2/5/2016 Some infants and children with SCAD deficiency may exhibit vomiting, low blood sugar ( hypoglycemia ), a lack of energy (lethargy [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] reported in those with confirmed SCADD, including severe dysmorphic facial features, feeding difficulties / failure to thrive, metabolic acidosis, ketotic hypoglycemia, lethargy [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Propionic Acidemia

The condition causes lethargy and striatal degeneration with motor impairment in humans. How propionate exerts its toxic effect is unclear. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The initial symptoms include poor feeding, vomiting, loss of appetite, weak muscle tone (hypotonia), and lack of energy (lethargy). [flipper.diff.org]

Propionic acidemia usually presents in the newborn period with severe metabolic acidosis and lethargy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Isovaleric Acidemia

[…] deficiency in isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase, that has wide clinical variability and that can present in infancy with acute manifestations of vomiting, failure to thrive, seizures, lethargy [orpha.net]

Patients with the acute neonatal phenotype present with vomiting, lethargy, and eventually coma within the first 2 weeks of life. [journals.lww.com]

At 5 days of age, he returned to the hospital for lethargy, with his initial workup revealing hyperammonemia and metabolic acidosis, and was later diagnosed with isovaleric [journals.lww.com]

Methylmalonic Acidemia

In older infants, an episode of lethargy, often accompanied by seizures, is symptomatic. [encyclopedia.com]

A 14 month-old boy presented with an acute generalized dystonia and lethargy preceded by fever, vomiting and lethargy at the age of 13 months. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

She had clinical signs of diabetic ketoacidosis such as dehydration, deep sighing respiration, smell of ketones, lethargy, and vomiting. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hepatic Encephalopathy

Clinical features include lethargy and confusion (frequently progressing to coma); asterixis; nystagmus, pathologic; brisk oculovestibular reflexes; decorticate and decerebrate [icd9data.com]

Clinical features include lethargy and CONFUSION (frequently progressing to COMA); ASTERIXIS; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; brisk oculovestibular reflexes; decorticate and decerebrate [fpnotebook.com]

Hepatic encephalopathy typically presents with confusion, lethargy, and sometimes dramatic changes in behavior and motor skills. [verywell.com]

Hyperornithinemia-Hyperammonemia-Homocitrullinuria Syndrome

There is significant clinical variability, from mild learning difficulties to coma, lethargy, hepatic involvement and seizures. [shmabstracts.org]

Symptoms include vomiting, lethargy, and coma. [icd10data.com]

[…] of protein intake and supplementary administration of L-ornithine and L-arginine, the high concentration of ammonia decreased and the clinical signs of truncal ataxia and lethargy [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency

Symptoms include vomiting, lethargy, and coma. [icd10data.com]

Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency causes vomiting, lethargy, hyperventilation, and even death, mainly in the neonatal period. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The patient had suffered episodes of hyperammonemic encephalopathy ranging from lethargy to coma, treated by hemodialysis twice before LDLT, and her intelligence quotient [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase Deficiency

Clinical description In the neonatal-onset form of CPS1D, patients are usually healthy at birth but after few days they begin to manifest with lethargy and unwillingness to [orpha.net]

(OMIM:237300) of the urea cycle, which is chemically characterised by hyperammonaemia and clinically characterised by protein intolerance, intermittent ataxia, seizures, lethargy [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Definition : A urea cycle disorder manifesting in infancy as lethargy, emesis, seizures, alterations of muscle tone, abnormal eye movements, and an elevation of serum ammonia [sideeffects.embl.de]

Urea Cycle Disorder

Failure to thrive * Constant infant crying * Agitation * Hyperactive behavior * Self-injury * Screaming * Dislike of eating meat * Dislike of eating high protein foods * Lethargy [checkorphan.org]

Major clinical features in affected infants are vomiting, problems with feeding, and increasing lethargy. [centogene.com]

[…] profile: Elevated ornithine and glutamine, decreased citrulline and arginine, markedly increased urine orotate Clinical features: In males, recurrent vomiting, irritability, lethargy [msdmanuals.com]

HMG-CoA Lyase Deficiency

Occasional attacks with lethargy, pallor, nausea and vomiting occur and are managed by supplementing glucose intake ( Wysocki and Hahnel 1986 ). [medlink.com]

This disorder can be mistaken for Reye syndrome because of the symptoms of vomiting, lethargy, and convulsions. [en.wikipedia.org]

The disease is characterized by recurrent episodes of metabolic acidosis, hyperammonemia without ketosis, hypoglycemia, lethargy, hepatomegaly, and seizures. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hyperammonemia Type 3

Lethargy 3. Anorexia 4. Hyper/hypoventilation 5. Hypothermia 6. Slurring of speech 7. Blurring of vision 8. Seizures 9. Neurologic posturing 10. [quizlet.com]

A congenital form occurs in two types: Type 1, due to deficiency of the enzyme ornithine carbamoyltransferase, is marked by vomiting, lethargy, coma, and hepatomegaly; symptoms [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

seizures, behavioral/psychiatric problems, confusion and lethargy. [orpha.net]

Upper Respiratory Infection

Other typical symptoms in children include decreased appetite, lethargy, and a general feeling of illness (malaise). [msdmanuals.com]

Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations Contents: CNS conditions -- Introduction -- Drowsiness/lethargy -- Fever -- Headache -- Insomnia -- Jet lag (rapid [worldcat.org]

Clinical symptoms of hyponatraemia are irritability, confusion, lethargy, coma, and convulsions. Fluid restriction may be appropriate management to prevent this. [doi.org]

Hypothyroidism

A 75-year-old man experienced neurologic symptoms including memory impairment, ataxic gait, sensory polyneuropathy and myopathy, lethargy, and edema of the face and lower [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The course can develop rapidly; lethargy progresses to stupor and then coma. [web.archive.org]

Reye Syndrome

Other symptoms of Reye syndrome: Confusion Lethargy Loss of consciousness or coma Mental changes Nausea and vomiting Seizures Unusual placement of arms and legs ( decerebrate [nlm.nih.gov]

Other symptoms of Reye syndrome: Confusion Lethargy Loss of consciousness or coma Mental changes Nausea and vomiting Seizures Unusual placement of arms and legs (decerebrate [ufhealth.org]

Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) immediately if your child has: Confusion Lethargy Other mental changes Never give a child aspirin [nlm.nih.gov]

VIPoma

A 76-year-old male, with a background of type 2 diabetes, presented to hospital with a 3-day history of confusion, muscle weakness, lethargy and profuse diarrhoea. [library.sath.nhs.uk]

Hypokalemia has been reported in most patients with VIPoma and can be accompanied by lethargy, nausea, and muscular discomfort. [endocrinediseases.org]

Abdominal cramping and pain Facial redness Diarrhea Losing of weight Dehydration Hypokalemia or low potassium level Achlorhydria or low acid stomach Appetite is reduced Lethargy [cancerwall.com]

Seasonal Mood Disorder

But overdosing on carbohydrate-rich foods—comfort foods such as candy, cookies, cakes, potatoes, breads, and pastas—can lead to lethargy and weight gain. [prevention.com]

Common symptoms include low mood, lethargy, and social withdrawal. What is SAD? [medicalnewstoday.com]

Symptoms of wintertime SAD include: daytime fatigue difficulty concentrating feelings of hopelessness increased irritability lack of interest in social activities lethargy [healthline.com]

Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Sepsis may be manifested by lethargy, temperature instability, increased apneic spells, and metabolic acidosis. [merckmanuals.com]

Symptoms and signs include feeding intolerance, lethargy, temperature instability, ileus, bloating, bilious emesis, hematochezia, reducing substances in the stool, apnea, [merckmanuals.com]

Acute Subdural Hematoma

Main clinical presentations were with depressed sensorium, coma, stupor, drowsiness, headache, motor weakness, lethargy, and seizure. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Symptoms of subdural hematomas include confusion, headache, movement difficulties, loss of sensation, visual changes, speech difficulties, seizures, lethargy, vomiting, and [healthgrades.com]

As the patient worsens, frank lethargy or coma may ensue. Here is a chronic, subacute subdural hematoma. [neurosurgerybasics.com]

Kernicterus

The first clinical phase was characterized by hypotonia, lethargy and a poor sucking reflex; the second by spasticity, opisthotonos and fever; the third by the diminution [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

[…] bilirubin - globus pallidus (GP), subthalamic nucleus, hippocampus, putamen, cerebellar nuclei, and thalamus Relevant Clinical Information: Newborn (2–5 days-old) with jaundice, lethargy [ajnr.org]

Early symptoms of kernicterus in term infants are lethargy, poor feeding, and vomiting. Opisthotonos, oculogyric crisis, seizures, and death may follow. [msdmanuals.com]