Diseases

Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy

Acute neurological dysfunction during severe SEPSIS in the absence of direct brain infection characterized by systemic inflammation and BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER perturbation.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Acute neurological dysfunction during severe SEPSIS in the absence of direct brain infection characterized by systemic inflammation and BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER perturbation.

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Synonyms

19 entry terms
  • Sepsis Associated Encephalopathy
  • Associated Encephalopathies, Sepsis
  • Associated Encephalopathy, Sepsis
  • Encephalopathies, Sepsis Associated
  • Encephalopathies, Sepsis-Associated
  • Encephalopathy, Sepsis Associated
  • Encephalopathy, Sepsis-Associated
  • Sepsis Associated Encephalopathies
  • Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathies
  • Sepsis Associated Delirium
  • Sepsis-Associated Delirium
  • Associated Delirium, Sepsis
  • Associated Deliriums, Sepsis
  • Delirium, Sepsis Associated
  • Delirium, Sepsis-Associated
  • Deliriums, Sepsis Associated
  • Deliriums, Sepsis-Associated
  • Sepsis Associated Deliriums
  • Sepsis-Associated Deliriums

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with SEPSIS or specifics

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History Note

2015

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Previous Indexing

  • Sepsis (2007-2014)

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  1. C10w.228w.140w.807w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D065166. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D065166
  2. Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepsis-associated_encephalopathy
  3. Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54911517