adjective
- relating to or affected by encephalopathy; characterized by disease or dysfunction of the brain
Usage: medical/clinical term; typically used in medical contexts to describe conditions or symptoms
Examples
- The patient presented with encephalopathic symptoms including confusion and lethargy.
- Hepatic encephalopathic changes were observed in the liver disease patient.
- The encephalopathic state resolved after treatment of the underlying infection.
- Doctors noted encephalopathic deterioration in the elderly patient's mental status.
- The encephalopathic condition was attributed to prolonged hypoxia during surgery.