Delirium CT

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]

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.

• [[Brain CT scan] is helpful in the diagnosis the underlying cause of delirium.^[1]

• 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

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