Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy

 

                                                                    

                                                              Types Of Encephalopathy

 

 

 

 

                                                                 Toxic Encephalopathy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excitotoxicity  

 

 

 

 Glutamate: Major Excitatory Amino Acid Neurotransmitter

 

 

 

High Glutamate Levels = Neuronal Damage/Death

 

 

 

 

Ischemia = High Glutamate Levels

 

 

 

 

 

Other Causes Of Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy

 

Brain On Imaging 

 

 

 

 

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