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What is the medical terminology breakdown of Encephalopathy?
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.
What encephalopathy means in Greek?
Something being wrong with the brain.
What is the medical term meaning disease of the cerebrum?
Encephalopathy (any disease of the brain)
What disease in farm animals is the failure of electro conduction in the brain?
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy.
Can aids damage the brain cells?
Yes. For more information search on HIV encephalopathy.
Is surgery needed for Encephalopathy?
Encephalopathy means disease of the brain. This term does not refer to one specific disease therefore, surgery could be neccessary for certain types of conditions and not for others.
Do prions affect the brain?
Yes, prions are abnormal proteins that can cause degenerative brain diseases, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) in cattle. Prions disrupt normal brain function, leading to progressive neurological deterioration and ultimately death.
What is Demyelinating Encephalopathy?
1. extensive idiopathic loss of myelin sheaths in the brain, as occurs in leukodystrophy.
How does encephalopathy progress from acute renal failure?
In layman terms, acute renal failure is generally caused by something that is obstructing the flow of the urine, if the urine can not get out toxins and waste that are filtered out in the kidneys can go into the blood and spinal fluid going to the brain and can cause encephalopathy.
What is Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy?
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, also known as perinatal asphyxia, is acute brain injury due to asphyxia. It is often caused by systemic hypoxemia or reduced cerebral blood flow.
What is the medical term meaning Degenerative brain disorder cause by lack of thiamine?
Wernicke's encephalopathy is the medical term meaning degenerative brain disorder caused by lack of thiamine.
Are CAT scans used with encephalopathy?
Confusion, disorientation, and other indications of impaired brain function strongly suggest encephalopathy in patients known to have liver disease. CAT scans and examination of spinal fluid don't provide diagnostic clues.
