Medical assistants can earn anywhere between $20k and $36k, depending on their experience level, industry, and region of employment. Government-employed medical assistants ear â¦ n the most ($36,430/year average), and those employed by insurance agencies ($35,470).
Infections are a cause of encephalopathy. Many types of bacteria, viruses, and fungi can cause encephalitis by infection and inflammation of the brain tissue or of the meninges (meningitis) that line the brain and spinal cord.
Encephalomalacia can be caused by stroke, or by severe brain swelling that interrupts cerebral blood flow. Removal of tumors may leave areas of brain softening, but one preventable cause is serious head trauma.