encephalopathy

Noun

Meaning

Any disease or symptoms of disease referable to disorders of the brain; as, lead encephalopathy, the cerebral symptoms attending chronic lead poisoning.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

brain disease brain disorder absence chronic encephalitis hepatic anomia paranoid aphasic agraphic epileptic Lewy meningocele organic brain syndrome spongiform
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Hypernyms

neurological disease nervous disorder neurological disorder

Hyponyms

aphasia epilepsy CJD parkinsonism agraphia cerebral palsy

Phrases with the word

progressive fatal encephalopathy pregnancy-related hypertensive encephalopathy transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of deer transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of moose Hashimoto's encephalopathy spongiform encephalopathy

Examples

As the National Football League and other pro sports increasingly reckon with the early dementia, mental health issues, suicides and even criminal behavior of former players, the risk of what's known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), is becoming clear. Jeffrey Kluger

“A recently conducted study on brain scans (CT and MRI) of a patient infected by COVID-19 virus that shows a rare encephalopathy called ANE, which leads to brain dysfunction with seizures and mental disorientation. Source: Internet

An inquest into Coolio's death today heard how the primary cause of death was given as severe hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, meaning the brain being starved of blood and oxygen. Source: Internet

However, certain factors may portend a poorer outcome, such as co-morbid medical conditions or initial presenting symptoms of ascites, edema, or encephalopathy. Source: Internet

His main cause of death was hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, which is when a baby's brain gets starved of oxygen. Source: Internet

In addition to the signs of acute hepatitis, people can also demonstrate signs of coagulopathy (abnormal coagulation studies with easy bruising and bleeding) and encephalopathy (confusion, disorientation, and sleepiness ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

encephalopathic disorder encephalopathical encephalopathogenic encephalophagy encephalophone encephalopsin