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Encephalopathy (/ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθi/; from
Ancient Gr**** ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos) 'brain' and πάθος (páthos) 'suffering')
means any
disorder or
disease of the...
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Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is an
altered level of
consciousness as a
result of
liver failure. Its
onset may be
gradual or sudden.
Other symptoms may include...
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a
neurodegenerative disease linked to
repeated trauma to the head. The
encephalopathy symptoms can
include behavioral...
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Wernicke encephalopathy (WE), also Wernicke's
encephalopathy, or wet
brain is the
presence of
neurological symptoms caused by
biochemical lesions of the...
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Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), also
known as
prion diseases, are a
group of progressive, incurable, and
fatal conditions that are ****ociated...
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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE),
commonly known as mad cow disease, is an
incurable and
invariably fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. Symptoms...
- Hashimoto's
encephalopathy, also
known as steroid-responsive
encephalopathy ****ociated with
autoimmune thyroiditis (SREAT), is a
neurological condition...
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Neonatal encephalopathy (NE),
previously known as
neonatal hypoxic-ischemic
encephalopathy (neonatal HIE or NHIE), is
defined as a
encephalopathy syndrome...
- Wernicke-Korsakoff
syndrome (WKS) is the
combined presence of
Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and
alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome (AKS [clarification needed])....
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Toxic encephalopathy is a
neurologic disorder caused by
exposure to
neurotoxic organic solvents such as toluene,
following exposure to
heavy metals such...
