Encephalopathy

Definition: Encephalopathy

Encephalopathy

Noun

1. Any disorder or disease of the brain.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Encephalopathy \En*ceph`a*lop"a*thy\, noun. [Greek expression the brain + to suffer.]. (Websters 1913)

Health

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Encephalopathy

Crosswords: Encephalopathy

Books

• Cerebral Energy Metabolism and Metabolic Encephalopathy (reference)

• Disorders of Mental Status: Dementia, Encephalopathy, Coma, Syncope (reference)

• Epilepsy, Infantile Spasms, and Developmental Encephalopathy (reference)

• Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Newborn [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference)

• Mad Cow Disease: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Epidemics) (reference)

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Health

Pajeau, A, and Roman, G.HIV Encephalopathy and Dementia. (references)

Rabies virus infects the central nervous system, causing encephalopathy and ultimately death. (references)

Benign epilepsy syndromes include benign infantile encephalopathy and benign neonatal convulsions. (references)

Economic History

Netherlands

Unexpected first quarter growth slowdown and the negative impact of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and foot-and-mouth disease have reduced the official growth estimate for the year 2001 to just 2.5 percent. (references)

Political Economy

POLAND

Poland banned imports of meat and bone meal (MBM) in February 2001from countries that have Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). (references)

ITALY

Import regulations for products containing meat and/or blood products, particularly animal and pet food, have become more stringent in response to concerns over transmission of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). (references)

Trade

Lithuania

For meat imports, the State Veterinary Department provides border inspection controls for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), classical swine fever, salmonella, FMD etc. (references)

Thailand

Phytosanitary standards continue to be a source of concern for the United States . For example, Thailand requires certification that the U.S. is free of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) . Although trade has not been significantly affected to date, Thailand wants the U.S. to provide a statement of specific rendering procedures used in order to determine that these procedures are sufficient to inactivate the BSE agent in such products as meat and bone meal which is used for animal feed and in manufacturing pet food. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "encephalopathy": bovine spongiform encephalopathy ♦ boxer's encephalopathy ♦ Hepatic Encephalopathy ♦ HIV encephalopathy ♦ Hypertensive Encephalopathy ♦ lead poisoning encephalopathy ♦ saturnine encephalopathy ♦ viral encephalopathy and retinopathy ♦ Wernicke Encephalopathy ♦ Wernicke's encephalopathy. Additional references.

Danish

encephalopathia. (various references)

Dutch

encefalopathie. (various references)

Finnish

encephalopathia spongiformis subacuta (subacute spongiform encephalopathy), encephalopathia hepatica (hepatic encephalopathy), portasysteeminen enkefalopatia (hepatic encephalopathy), immuunikatoviruksen aiheuttama valkean aineen tauti (HIV encephalopathy), immuunikatoviruksen aiheuttama leukoenkefalopatia (HIV encephalopathy), immuunikadon enkefalopatia (AIDS dementia complex, AIDS-related dementia, HIV dementia syndrome, HIV encephalopathy, HIV-associated dementia), immunikatoviruksen aiheuttama enkefalopatia (AIDS dementia complex, AIDS-related dementia, HIV dementia syndrome, HIV encephalopathy, HIV-associated dementia), hepaattinen enkefalopatia (hepatic encephalopathy), Binswangerin tauti (Binswanger's dementia, subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathy). (various references)

French

encéphalopathie. (various references)

German

Enzephalopathie. (various references)

Greek 

υπερτασική εγκεφαλοπάθεια (hypertensive encephalopathy), αδρανοποίηση των παθογόνων παραγόντων της σπογγώδους εγκεφαλοπάθειας (inactivation of spongiform encephalopathy agents), λευκοεγκεφαλοπάθεια από VIH (HIV encephalopathy), ΣΕ�' (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, cow madness, mad cow disease), Συμβουλευτική Επιτροπή για τη Σπογγώδη Εγκεφαλοπάθεια (Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee), εγκεφαλοπάθεια από ιό ανοσοανεπάρκειας του ανθρώπου (AIDS dementia complex, AIDS-related dementia, HIV dementia syndrome, HIV encephalopathy, HIV-associated dementia), η εγκεφαλική μολυβδίαση συχνά αφήνει μη αναστρέψιμες εγκεφαλικές βλάβες (lead-induced encephalopathy often leaves permanent brain damage), τραυματική εγκεφαλοπάθεια πυγμάχων (boxer's encephalopathy), υποξεία σπογγιόμορφη εγκεφαλοπάθεια (subacute spongiform encephalopathy), σύνδρομο πυγμάχων (boxer's encephalopathy), μολυβδιασική εγκεφαλοπάθεια (lead poisoning encephalopathy, saturnine encephalopathy), μεταδοτική εγκεφαλοπάθεια των ικτίδων (transmissible mink encephalopathy), μεταδοτική σπογγώδης εγκεφαλοπάθεια (transgenic spongiform encephalopathy, transmissible spongiform encephalopathy), νόσος Binswanger (Binswanger's dementia, subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathy), σπογγώδης εγκεφαλοπάθεια των αιλουροειδών (feline spongiform encephalopathy), σπογγώδης εγκεφαλοπάθεια βοοειδών (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, cow madness, mad cow disease), ηπατική εγκεφαλοπάθεια (hepatic encephalopathy). (various references)

Italian

encefalopatia. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

脳障害　 (brain disorder, encephalopathia). (various references)

Pig Latin

encephalopathyay

Portuguese

encefalopatia. (various references)

Spanish

encefalopatía hipertensa (hypertensive encephalopathy), encefalopatía de los boxeadores (boxer's encephalopathy), encefalopatía de Wernicke (Wernicke encephalopathy), encefalopatía del SIDA (AIDS dementia complex, AIDS-related dementia, HIV dementia syndrome, HIV encephalopathy, HIV-associated dementia), encefalopatía del VIH (AIDS dementia complex, AIDS-related dementia, HIV dementia syndrome, HIV encephalopathy, HIV-associated dementia), encefalopatía espongiforme bovina (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, cow madness, mad cow disease), encefalopatía espongiforme felina (feline spongiform encephalopathy), encefalopatía espongiforme subaguda (subacute spongiform encephalopathy), encefalopatía asociada al VIH (AIDS dementia complex, AIDS-related dementia, HIV dementia syndrome, HIV encephalopathy, HIV-associated dementia), encefalopatía hepática (hepatic encephalopathy), encefalopatía saturnina (lead poisoning encephalopathy, saturnine encephalopathy), encefalopatía VIH (AIDS dementia complex, AIDS-related dementia, HIV dementia syndrome, HIV encephalopathy, HIV-associated dementia), encefalopatia y retinopatia virales (viral encephalopathy and retinopathy), enfermedad de Binswanger (Binswanger's dementia, subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathy), enfermedad de las vacas locas (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, cow madness, mad cow disease), encefalopatía espongiforme transmisible (transmissible spongiform encephalopathy), leucoencefalopatía subcortical de Binswanger (Binswanger's dementia, subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathy), inactivación de los agentes patógenos de la encefalopatía espongiforme (inactivation of spongiform encephalopathy agents), la encefalopatía saturnina conlleva a menudo trastornos cerebrales irreversibles (lead-induced encephalopathy often leaves permanent brain damage), leucoencefalitis VIH (HIV encephalopathy). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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