Encephalomalacia
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What is encephalomalacia?
Encephalomalacia is the softening or loss of brain tissue following cerebral infarction, cerebral ischemia, infection, brain trauma, or other injury.
Common symptoms reported by people with encephalomalacia
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 with encephalomalacia
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)
Sleep Study for Sleep Apnea
Type
Procedures
How many have tried
1
Tried for
fatigue
(1)
Data from patients with encephalomalacia, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with encephalomalacia
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
depressed mood
(1)
1 more
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
depressed mood
(1)
1 more
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pain
(1)
Treatment name(s)
Shower/Tub Chair
Perceived effectiveness
for fatigue (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
fatigue
(1)
Treatment name(s)
Sleep Study for Sleep Apnea
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
fatigue
(1)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with encephalomalacia, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has encephalomalacia on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 86 say encephalomalacia is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 1 | |
| 20s | 1 | |
| 30s | 16 | |
| 40s | 15 | |
| 50s | 27 | |
| 60s | 26 | |
| 70+ | 6 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 3 | |
| 20-29 years | 3 | |
| 30-39 years | 2 | |
| 40-49 years | 2 | |
| 50-59 years | 3 | |
| 60-69 years | 1 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 25 | |
| Female | 73 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 19 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 2 |
These charts show data from encephalomalacia patients who have completed their condition history
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