Etiologies of potentially reversible acute encephalopathy syndromes
Etiologies |
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Vascular (RCVS, TGA, TMA/DIC) |
Infection (encephalitis, meningitis) |
Toxic (PRES, ATL, CO, ARE), medication-induced (RSL, REACT, serotonin) |
Autoimmune encephalitis |
Metabolic (ODS, uremic encephalopathy, AHE) |
Idiopathic/inflammatory (SMART syndrome) |
Neoplasm (leptomeningeal carcinomatosis) |
Seizure |
Note:—TGA indicates transient global amnesia; DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; ARE, alcohol-related encephalopathy.