A Case Report Of A Rare, But Important, Cause Of Delerium Presenting To An Emergency Department

Delayed post-hypoxic leukencephalopathy can present to the ED as altered mental status days to weeks after apparent full recovery from an initial episode of cerebral hypoxia. This report will help emergency physicians avoid missing this diagnosis.

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Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
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2025-02-26
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https://doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.31059
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Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
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A Case Report Of A Rare, But Important, Cause Of Delerium Presenting To An Emergency Department

Daniel G. Miller
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
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A Case Report Of A Rare, But Important, Cause Of Delerium Presenting To An Emergency Department

Daniel G. Miller
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Abstract

Delayed post-hypoxic leukencephalopathy can present to the ED as altered mental status days to weeks after apparent full recovery from an initial episode of cerebral hypoxia. This report will help emergency physicians avoid missing this diagnosis.

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University of Iowa (US), University of Iowa Health Care (US)
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