title: [Respiratory encephalopathy].
abstract: Encephalopathy is a common and sometimes a presenting feature of decompensated chronic respiratory failure. There is a wide number of clinical and paraclinical signs of this condition and four grades of severity without a close correlation with blood gas changes. This condition is the consequence of complex metabolic and circulatory disturbances resulting from the blood gas abnormalities. The prognosis is good when the respiratory failure is quickly and correctly treated.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: Encéphalopathie respiratoire.