Altered mental status in the neurocritical care unit

作者：Behrouz Reza^*; Godoy Daniel A; Azarpazhooh Mahmoud R; Di Napoli Mario

来源：Journal of Critical Care, 2015, 30(6): 1272-1277.

DOI：10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.07.021

• Altered mental status
• Critical care
• Delirium
• Encephalopathy
• Electroencephalogram

Altered mental status is a common pathological entity in critically ill patients and particularly in those with preexisting cerebral injury. In the neurological critical care unit, the prevalence of altered mental status is especially high because of the inherent nervous system disease of these patients. Altered mental status can be crudely divided into encephalopathy and delirium. Although often used interchangeably, the 2 pathological entities have subtle differences in etiology and presentation. This is a review of delirium and encephalopathy in the neurological critical care unit.

• 出版日期2015-12