Is encephalopathy a type of traumatic brain injury and can it be caused by a car accident?

falls and automobile accidents

If you break down the Word into it's components, the Word literally means 'disease of the brain". It is not specific. For example; encepalitis means infammation of the brain (Itis = inflammation of). Hydrocephalic means fluid on the brain (hydro =water). Patho means disease of. For example: a pathogen is something which causes disease (like bacteria, viruses etc) A pathologist is someone who studies diseases and illnesses and so on.........