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==Overview== | ==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]] | |||
==CT== | ==CT== | ||
*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> | *[[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> | ||
*Findings on [[brain]] [[CT scan]] among [[patients]] admitted with [[delirium]] include: | *Findings on [[brain]] [[CT scan]] among [[patients]] admitted with [[delirium]] include: | ||
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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
CT
- 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
References
- ↑ 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.