| Literature DB >> 28601141 |
Sahil Munjal1, Stephen J Ferrando2, Zachary Freyberg3.
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, human immunodeficiency virus infection, and AIDS.Entities:
Keywords: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; Delirium; HIV-AIDS; Herpes simplex encephalitis; Infectious diseases; Neuroborreliosis; Neurocysticercosis; Neuropsychiatric disturbances; Neurosyphilis; Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28601141 PMCID: PMC5771230 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2017.03.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Crit Care Clin ISSN: 0749-0704 Impact factor: 3.598