Imaging of Acute Encephalopathies, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America

In this issue of Neuroimaging Clinics, guest editors Drs. Natalia Nagornaya and Gaurav Saigal bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Imaging of Acute Encephalopathies. Top experts discuss hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy; stroke-like syndromes in encephalopathy; metabolic derangement and vitamin deficiencies in encephalopathy; vascular and hematologic disorders; autoimmune, paraneoplastic, or idiopathic disorders in encephalopathy; and more. Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including acute toxic leukoencephalopathy: opioid and other illicit or abused drugs and environmental toxins, and post-treatment causes of encephalopathy; pediatric encephalopathy: inherited metabolic disorders and inflammatory and autoimmune etiologies; pathologic mechanisms of most common encephalopathic syndromes; infectious causes of acute encephalopathy; and more Provides in-depth clinical reviews on imaging of acute encephalopathies, offering actionable insights for clinical practice Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews