encephalopathy
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- Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies are clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorders.
- Post-vaccination encephalomyelitis is an inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system.
- Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinically and radiologically diagnosed disorder distinguished by subcortical vasogenic cerebral edema.
- Hepatic encephalopathy is a common and devastating neuropsychiatric complication of acute liver failure or chronic liver disease.
- Prions are considered the only agents of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) and are harmful pathogens of mammals.
- Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is a severe and life-threatening illness resulting from vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency.
- Between 1932 and 1972, 24 known infections of man by B virus caused 23 cases of encephalitis and 18 fatalities.
- Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is now considered a main, potentially curable cause of encephalitis, but remains conspicuously underreported from South Asia.
- Phenylketonuria (PKU) causes irreversible central nervous system damage unless a phenylalanine (PHE) restricted diet with amino acid supplementation is maintained.
- Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) refers to a group of neuropsychiatric conditions associated with specific circulating autoantibodies directed against synaptic receptors, neuronal cell surface proteins, and intracellular targets.