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Originally Posted by Undertoad
Typical acute encephalopathy patients recover in a matter of six months.
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No, "typical" acute encephalopathy patients don't recover at all. The six month mark is just when they consider the condition to be a neurologically chronic one, as opposed to a short-term physical injury that heals on its own, like from a concussion. You also seem to be confusing your timelines: it was 48 hours after the start of treatment that she showed major improvement, but how many weeks/months had the symptoms been present before she started treatment? There's your measurement for whether her condition lasted long enough to be considered chronic.
It's also important to understand that encephalopathy is an incredibly broad term that really just means some kind of neurological dysfunction. Autism, epilepsy, and a host of other diseases all fall under the encephalopathy umbrella.