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Blood parameters of organ function, sepsis-related organ failure assessment score, and delirium scores [Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU) and Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC)] were obtained as well. A neurologist examined all patients at inclusion. Predictive analysis was done using a data-driven statistical method and by deriving a parameter from the ACG data. The study was registered under \u201c<jats:ext-link>clinicaltrials.gov<\/jats:ext-link>\u201d (Reg. No.: NCT03173196). All patients in the SG were CAM-ICU-positive at inclusion (ICDSC: in mean 4.0) and had clinical signs of SAE. In contrast, all patients in the CG were CAM-ICU-negative, with an ICDSC score of 0. Predictive analysis using the ACG data presented an accuracy of 83.4% with a specificity of 89.0% and a sensitivity of 75.1%. The ACG method may be helpful for the monitoring and diagnosing acute brain injury; however, the results of this first report should be verified by further clinical studies. 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