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==Differentiating from other symptoms== | ==Differentiating from other symptoms== | ||
The symptoms of encephalopathy may overlap with the symptoms of other diseases: | |||
* | * Encephalitis which is differentiated from encephalopathy by the presence of [[fever]] and other signs and symptoms of a viral infection. | ||
* Inflammation of meninges causes confusion, delirium like symptoms. Features like neck stiffness, infective foci are to looked for, in differentiating from encephalopathy. | * Inflammation of meninges causes confusion, delirium like symptoms. Features like neck stiffness, infective foci are to looked for, in differentiating from encephalopathy. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Encephalopathy can present in many ways mimicking many other brain conditions. Certain conditions like encephalitis, meningitis, brain tumors, epilepsy, and overdosing of certain medications may mimic encephalopathy.
Differentiating from other symptoms
The symptoms of encephalopathy may overlap with the symptoms of other diseases:
- Encephalitis which is differentiated from encephalopathy by the presence of fever and other signs and symptoms of a viral infection.
- Inflammation of meninges causes confusion, delirium like symptoms. Features like neck stiffness, infective foci are to looked for, in differentiating from encephalopathy.
- Post ictal states can be interpreted as encephalopathies at times. Few epilepsy syndromes are related to encephalopathies, So careful history and evaluation is required
- Intracranial lesions like tumors, masses, granulomas present with the symptoms of encephalopathy . Appropriate history and investigations helps in differentiating these from one another.