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encephalopathy Definition

en·cepha·lopa·thy (en sef′ə läpə t̸hē)

noun pl. -·thies

any disease of the brain

encephalopathy Related Forms

en·ceph′a·lo′·path·ic (-lō′pat̸hik) adjective

encephalopathy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cause: The main factor involved in causing the encephalopathy is an increase in ammonia levels in the brain.
  • develop: Thus he was functioning no better than at the age at which he developed lead encephalopathy.
  • include: Similarly, a wide range of outcome measures is used, including neonatal encephalopathy, cranial ultrasound findings, seizures and cerebral palsy.
  • have: Anna has had Myalgic Encephalopathy for the past eight years.
  • transmit: There are two hypotheses about the TSE agent [ the agent that transmits Spongiform Encephalopathy ] .
  • call: Dr. Frances Jensen and her team investigated a condition called hypoxic encephalopathy, the most common cause of seizures in newborns.

Noun used with modifier

vaccine: They therefore decided to test fourteen patients diagnosed with " vaccine encephalopathy " for this mutation.

Adjective modifier

  • spongiform: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy was reported in four cattle in Ireland where energetic measures have been taken to control the disease.
  • bovine: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy was reported in four cattle in Ireland where energetic measures have been taken to control the disease.
  • transmissible: Neither was there any recorded transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in pigs or poultry.
  • hepatic: The frequency of hepatic encephalopathy was similar in the two groups.
  • myalgic: Anna has had Myalgic Encephalopathy for the past eight years.
  • hypoxic: At term, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy remains the most common underlying factor.

Modifies a noun

  • agent: There could possibly be health and safety issues, particularly if culture systems are used in which spongiform encephalopathy agents might conceivably thrive.
  • syndrome: Cerebral Hyponatraemia complicating resuscitation may result in the burn encephalopathy syndrome.

Preposition: in

  • cat: We do not yet know if the recent description of spongiform encephalopathy in a cat [ Wyatt et al.
  • patient: This is particularly important if glucose has been administered, as a glucose infusion increases the risk of Wernicke's encephalopathy in susceptible patients.
  • cattle: The article was entitled ' A novel progressive spongiform encephalopathy in cattle ' .
  • pig: Neither was there any recorded transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in pigs or poultry.
  • man: In October 1998 the simultaneous occurrence of spongiform encephalopathy in a man and his pet cat was reported.