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==Overview==
==Overview==
Depending upon underling pathology causing delirium, chest X ray CT scan may be indicated.
[[Brain CT scan]] is helpful in the diagnosis the underlying cause of [[delirium]]. Findings on [[brain]] [[CT scan]] among [[patients]] admitted with [[delirium]] include: acute or subacute [[infarct]], [[ haemorrhage]], [[abscess]], [[neoplasm]], [[vasculitis]], [[posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome]],  [[encephalitis]],  acute [[demyelination]], [[ Fat embolism]].
 
==CT==  
==CT==  
CT scan of the brain may not be helpful as a routine investigation of delirium. It is indicated in following cases :
*[[Brain CT scan] is helpful in the diagnosis the underlying cause of [[delirium]].<ref name="HijaziLange2018">{{cite journal|last1=Hijazi|first1=Zina|last2=Lange|first2=Peter|last3=Watson|first3=Rosie|last4=Maier|first4=Andrea B.|title=The use of cerebral imaging for investigating delirium aetiology|journal=European Journal of Internal Medicine|volume=52|year=2018|pages=35–39|issn=09536205|doi=10.1016/j.ejim.2018.01.024}}</ref>
* Focal neurological signs
 
* head injury
*Findings on [[brain]] [[CT scan]] among [[patients]] admitted with [[delirium]] include:
* Raised intracranial pressure<ref>{{Cite web  | last = | first = | title = http://www.bgs.org.uk/Word%20Downloads/delirium.doc | url = http://www.bgs.org.uk/Word%20Downloads/delirium.doc | publisher = | date = | accessdate =}}</ref>
* Acute or subacute [[infarct]]
* [[ Haemorrhage]]
* [[Abscess]]
* [[Neoplasm]]
* [[Vasculitis]]
* [[Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome]],
* [[Encephalitis]],
* Acute [[demyelination]]
* [[ Fat embolism]]


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Zand, M.D.[2] Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [3]; Vishal Khurana, M.B.B.S., M.D. [4]

Overview

Brain CT scan is helpful in the diagnosis the underlying cause of delirium. Findings on brain CT scan among patients admitted with delirium include: acute or subacute infarct, haemorrhage, abscess, neoplasm, vasculitis, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, encephalitis, acute demyelination, Fat embolism.

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  • [[Brain CT scan] is helpful in the diagnosis the underlying cause of delirium.[1]

References

  1. Hijazi, Zina; Lange, Peter; Watson, Rosie; Maier, Andrea B. (2018). "The use of cerebral imaging for investigating delirium aetiology". European Journal of Internal Medicine. 52: 35–39. doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2018.01.024. ISSN 0953-6205.

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