In-hospital new-onset seizures in patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit: An observational study and algorithmic approach

Table 2 Etiology of new-onset seizures in the intensive care unit

Etiology	Total, n	Mortality, n
Metabolic	21
Hyponatremia	14	2
Hypocalcemia	3	1
Uremia	3	0
Hypoglycemia	1	0
Structural	5
Intracerebral bleed	2	2
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome	3	0
Infective	17
Dengue	8	2
Leptospirosis	2	0
Scrub typhus	3	1
Septic encephalopathy	1	0
Viral encephalitis	3	1
Bacterial meningitis	1	1
Drug withdrawal	2	0
Drug-related	4	4
Toxicology	5
Organophosphorous poisoning	3	0
Herbicide poisoning	1	0
Benzodiazepine overdose	1	0
Others	4
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura	3	1
Somatoform disorder	1	0
Unknown	2	0