Septic encephalopathy: does inflammation drive the brain crazy?
Sepsis and the multiorgan dysfunction syndrome are among the most common reasons for admission to an intensive care unit, and are a leading cause of death. During sepsis, the central nervous system (CNS) is one of the first organs affected, and this is clinically manifested as sepsis-associated ence...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462014000300251&lng=en&tlng=en |