Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3108818 | Critical Care Clinics | 2008 | 31 Pages |
Abstract
Among the critically ill, infectious diseases can play a significant role in the etiology of neuropsychiatric disturbances. All critical care physicians are familiar with delirium as a secondary complication of systemic infection. This article focuses on key infectious diseases that commonly and directly produce neuropsychiatric symptoms, including direct infection of the central nervous system.
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Authors
Stephen J. Ferrando, Zachary Freyberg,