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Hypertensive encephalopathy (HE) is general brain dysfunction due to significantly high blood pressure. [3] Symptoms may include headache, vomiting, trouble with balance, and confusion. [1] Onset is generally sudden. [1] Complications can include seizures, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, and bleeding in the back of the eye. [1] [3]
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies are disorders that typically onset early in life and are associated with developmental impairment that is due to both the underlying cause of the epilepsy (developmental encephalopathy) as well as frequent seizures and/or epileptiform discharges on EEG (epileptic encephalopathy). Epilepsy syndromes ...
Generally, seizures are observed in patients who do not have epilepsy. [1] There are many causes of seizures.Organ failure, medication and medication withdrawal, cancer, imbalance of electrolytes, hypertensive encephalopathy, may be some of its potential causes. [2]
Salmonella encephalopathy: A form of encephalopathy caused by food poisoning (especially out of peanuts and rotten meat) often resulting in permanent brain damage and nervous system disorders. Encephalomyopathy: A combination of encephalopathy and myopathy.
Ohtahara syndrome (OS), also known as Early Infantile Developmental & Epileptic Encephalopathy (EIDEE) [2] is a progressive epileptic encephalopathy.The syndrome is outwardly characterized by tonic spasms and partial seizures within the first few months of life, [3] and receives its more elaborate name from the pattern of burst activity on an electroencephalogram (EEG).
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), also known as reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS), is a rare condition in which parts of the brain are affected by swelling, usually as a result of an underlying cause.