The scientific name is "static motor encephalopathy".

The most common early misdiagnosis is that of static encephalopathy--a brain dysfunction, or ataxic cerebral palsy--paralysis due to a birth defect.

Encephalopathy: the prefix is en- meaning within. -cephal- is the root word meaning head and the suffix is -opathy meaning disease. Encephalopathy = disease in the head or brain.

Frederick Steigmann has written:

'Hepatic encephalopathy' -- subject(s): Hepatic encephalopathy

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