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Brain Dysfunction in Sepsis

Delirium is one of the symptoms of sepsis.  The brain has an important role in sepsis.  One of the ways is as a target for the pathologic processes involved in sepsis.  Sepsis causes brain dysfunction, or sepsis-associated  (SAE).  Delirium is a major component of SAE.  It is associated with a change in cognition or perceptual […]