The Neuropathology of Septic Shock

The neuropathological correlates of encephalopathy and autonomic dysfuction in septic shock are unclear. We performed post mortem analysis of 5 brain areas susceptible to ischemia and 5 autonomic nuclei (AN) in 23 pqtients who had died in our intensive care unit (ICU) from septic shock and 8 dyin…