Hypothermia

Etiology

Cold exposure including drowning
Infection
Other causes of altered mental status, eg, hypoglycemia, drugs, stroke
Hypothyroidism
Anorexia or malnutrition (poor fat stores)
Adrenal insufficiency
Burns
Spinal cord injury

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