Delirium in Meningitis and Encephalitis: Emergence and Prediction in a 6-Year Cohort.
Tolga DittrichStephan MarschStephan RüeggGian Marco De MarchisSarah Tschudin-SutterRaoul SutterPublished in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2020)
Delirium in the context of ME is seen in almost every fifth patient and linked to prolonged treatment, complications, and incomplete recovery. Among clinical, radiologic, and laboratory parameters, the good calibration and discrimination of low albumin serum concentrations for the prediction of delirium in patients with ME seem promising, especially if meninges are affected.