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Static encephalopathy: Unchanging, or permanent, brain damage, usually caused by prenatal exposure to ethanol. Uremic encephalopathy: Arising from high levels of toxins normally cleared by the kidneys—rare where dialysis is readily available. Wernicke's encephalopathy: Arising from thiamine (B 1) deficiency, usually in the setting of alcoholism.
The term "infectious disease-associated encephalopathy" was first coined in 2021 and this was also when the first literature review of the overarching concept was published. [1] [2] The term "sepsis-associated encephalopathy" was first used by 1990 and this was when the first comprehensive study of this condition was published. [7] [4]
Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE), also known as sepsis-associated brain dysfunction or septic encephalopathy, is a type of infectious disease-associated encephalopathy (IDAE).
Encephalitis lethargica is an atypical form of encephalitis.Also known as "sleeping sickness" or "sleepy sickness" (distinct from tsetse fly–transmitted sleeping sickness), it was first described in 1917 by neurologist Constantin von Economo [2] [3] and pathologist Jean-René Cruchet. [4]
The following criteria must be fully met for a diagnosis of ARND or static encephalopathy: [2] [19] [71] Minimal or no FAS facial features present [15] Clinically significant structural, neurological, or functional impairment in three or more of the Ten Brain Domains [73] Confirmed prenatal alcohol exposure
Ashley was born with a severe brain impairment of genetic cause, [2] termed a "static encephalopathy" because it does not improve. Although she sleeps and awakens, and breathes on her own, she is unable to raise her head, sit up, hold an object, walk, or talk, and must be tube-fed.
A name for the disease before the gene was identified was called static encephalopathy of childhood with neurodegeneration in adulthood (SENDA), though this term is no longer used. BPAN typically causes developmental delay and epilepsy from early childhood. An unusual feature experienced by many is a tendency to overeat without feeling full.
The clinical features and course of the condition, the associated auto-antibodies against relevant antigens, and the response to treatment, all suggest that Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis is an autoimmune disease.