Consciousness

What is consciousness?

• can categorise things

• Can distinguish between self and not self

• Can remember, interpret, process information arising from experience

Brain

-frontal lobe;

-temporal lobe;

-brainstem;

-cerebellum

-occipital

-pa

Causes

• infection

• Meningitis and encephalitis

• Trauma

• Head and neck injury

• Poison

• Alcohol/drug overdose

• Toxic exposure