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Encephalopathy means brain disease, damage, or malfunction. Causes of encephalopathy are varied and numerous. The main symptom of encephalopathy is an altered mental state. Other symptoms include lethargy, dementia, seizures, tremors, and coma. Treatment of encephalopathy depends on the type of encephalopathy (anoxia, diabetic, Hashimoto's, hepatic, hyper - hypotensive, infectious, metabolic, infections, uremic, or Wernicke's) are examples of types of encephalopathy.

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Terms related to Encephalopathy:

  • Anoxia Encephalopathy
  • Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
  • Diabetic Encephalopathy
  • Hashimoto's Encephalopathy
  • Hepatic Encephalopathy
  • Hypertensive Encephalopathy
  • Hypotensive Encephalopathy
  • Infectious Encephalopathy
  • Metabolic Encephalopathy
  • Shigella Encephalopathy
  • Uremic Encephalopathy
  • Wernicke's Encephalopathy