Encephalopathy differential diagnosis
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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.
- Meningitis which is differentiated from encephalopathy by the presence of neck stiffness, headache, meningeal signs, fever
- Postictal state which would be differentiated by the presence of seizures
- Intracranial lesions like tumors, masses, granulomas which are differentiated by the presence of focal neurologic signs and symptoms