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- Brenna Monsef and Nicole Carpp.
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana.
- J Emerg Med. 2021 Oct 1; 61 (4): e51-e53.
BackgroundAltered mental status is a common cause for presentation to the emergency department with a broad differential diagnosis.Case ReportWe present a unique case of altered mental status in a previously healthy man that was found to be secondary to primary central nervous system acute lymphoblastic leukemia. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: Lumbar puncture remains a critical tool for emergency physicians in the diagnosis of central nervous system pathologies.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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