Abstract
Acute encephalopathy is an abrupt and pathologic alteration in cognitive function and/or behavior caused by an underlying functional or structural brain disorder A number of synonymous terms exist in the literature, including organic brain syndrome, acute confusional state, delirium, acute toxic-metabolic encephalo-pathy, cerebral insufficiency, brain failure, ICU syndrome, ICU psychosis. In recent years, efforts have been made to rationalize and simplify this terminology, with a special emphasis on the clinical syndromes of delirium and coma
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Title of host publication | Handbook of Neurocritical Care |
Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
Publisher | Springer New York |
Pages | 287-305 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781441968418 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Acute encephalopathy
- Coma
- Delirium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine