Understanding brain dysfunction in sepsis

Annals of Intensive Care

Table 1 Brain MRI patterns in sepsis

Brain MRI findings	References
Acute changes
Cytotoxic edema (hippocampus, cortex) ischemic lesions	[29, 31]
Vasogenic edema	[29, 31]
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES)	[30, 70]
Chronic changes observed in survivors
White matter disruption	[71]
Brain atrophy	[25, 72]
(frontal cortex, hippocampus)