Agitation in the ICU part one Anatomical and physiologic basis for the agitated state.docVIP

Review R35 Agitation in the ICU: part one Anatomical and physiologic basis for the agitated state David Crippen Address: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Associate Director, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Francis Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, USA Anatomy of the cognitive centers The temporal lobes and the Hesh gyrus receive auditory information, modulate memory and language skills and relay information to the cortex where cognitive judgments are made and motor responses are integrated [1]. The t