What is toxic encephalopathy?

Toxic encephalopathy is a condition of the brain whereby specific environmental (natural or man-made) heavy metals, industrial toxins, and pesticides may alter brain function or structure.

How do members experience toxic encephalopathy?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with toxic encephalopathy*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for toxic encephalopathy*

Who has toxic encephalopathy on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 4
40s 10
50s 8
60s 11
70+ 8

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 23

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What is toxic encephalopathy?

Toxic encephalopathy is a condition of the brain whereby specific environmental (natural or man-made) heavy metals, industrial toxins, and pesticides may alter brain function or structure.



Common symptoms reported by people with toxic encephalopathy

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for toxic encephalopathy

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Compare treatments taken by people with toxic encephalopathy

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Who has toxic encephalopathy on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 14 say toxic encephalopathy is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 4
40s 10
50s 8
60s 11
70+ 8
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 6
40-49 years 1
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 23

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 12
Not Diagnosed 3

These charts show data from toxic encephalopathy patients who have completed their condition history
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