Etiologies of potentially reversible acute encephalopathy syndromes

Etiologies
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.