Table of Contents
SECTION I INTRODUCTION
1 Overview and Definitions 2 Classification and Epidemiology of Acute Encephalopathy
SECTION II PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
3 Translational Studies of Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathies 4 Ictogenic and Epileptogenic Mechanisms of Neuroinflammation: Insights From Animal Models 5 Neuroinflammation in the Pathogenesis of Early Life Epileptic Encephalopathies 6 Genetic Background of Encephalopathy
SECTION III DIAGNOSTIC STRATEGY
7 Neuroimaging on Pediatric Encephalopathy in Japan 8 Electroencephalography in Children With Acute Encephalitis/Encephalopathy 9 Electroencephalographic Approach for Early Diagnosis of Acute Encephalopathy and Encephalitis 10 Biomarkers for the Diagnosis and Evaluation in Acute Encephalopathy 11 Differential Diagnosis
SECTION IV SUBTYPES OF ACUTE ENCEPHALOPATHY
12 Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy 13 Acute Encephalopathy With Febrile Convulsive Status Epilepticus (AEFCSE) 14 Acute Mitochondrial Encephalopathy 15 Genetic-Metabolic Disorders Presenting as Acute, but Reversible, Severe Epilepsies 16 Acute Encephalopathy in Infants With Sulfite Oxidase Deficiency and Molybdenum Cofactor Deficiency
SECTION V SUBTYPES OF ACUTE ENCEPHALITIS
17 Autoimmune Encephalitis: Overview of Clinical Recognition, Autoantibody Diagnostic Markers, and Treatment of Autoimmune Encephalitis 18 Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis 19 Epidemiology of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis 20 Autoimmune-Mediated Encephalitis With Antibodies to NMDA-Type GluRs: Early Clinical Diagnosis 21 Clinical Features of HHV-6B Encephalitis: Difference Between Primary Infection and Reactivation 22 Bacterial, Fungal, and Parasitic Encephalitis
SECTION VI ENCEPHALOPATHY / ENCEPHALITIS WITH REFRACTORY EPILEPTIC STATUS: RIMA NABBOUT
23 Febrile Infection–Related Epilepsy Syndrome 24 Acute Encephalitis With Refractory, Repetitive Partial Seizures 25 Children With Encephalitis/Encephalopathy-Related Status Epilepticus and Epilepsy—A Global View of Postencephalitic Epilepsy
SECTION VII MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE ENCEPHALOPATHY AND ENCEPHALITIS
26 Intensive Care Management of Acute Encephalopathy and Encephalitis 27 Strategy for the Treatment of Intractable Epilepsy Secondary to Acute Encephalopathy and Encephalitis 28 The Pros and Cons of Therapeutic Hypothermia for Acute Encephalitis and Refractory Status Epilepticus 29 Therapeutic Hypothermia as Potential Intervention on Acute Encephalopathy 30 Neurosurgical Interventions for Encephalitis-Related Seizures and Epilepsy 31 Rehabilitation After Acute Encephalopathy in Childhood