DeCS

Descriptor English:	Brain
Descriptor Spanish:	Encéfalo
Descriptor Portuguese:	Encéfalo
Descriptor French:	Encéphale
Tree number(s):	A08.186.211
RDF Unique Identifier:	https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001921
Scope note:	The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.
Annotation:	general; /blood supply: consider also CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBRAL VEINS; CRANIAL SINUSES; /cytol: do not routinely convert to NEURONS; /surg: consider specific neurosurgical procedures in Category E4; inflammation = ENCEPHALITIS & its specifics; infarct = CEREBRAL INFARCTION; malacia = ENCEPHALOMALACIA; brain-isolated, encéphale isolé, cerveau isolé: index DECEREBRATE STATE
Allowable Qualifiers:	AB malformations AH anatomie et histologie BS vascularisation CY cytologie DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques DG imagerie diagnostique EM embryologie EN enzymologie GD croissance et développement IM immunologie ME métabolisme MI microbiologie PA anatomopathologie PH physiologie PP physiopathologie PS parasitologie RE effets des radiations SU chirurgie UL ultrastructure VI virologie
Entry Combination:	injuries:Brain Injuries transplantation:Brain Tissue Transplantation chemistry:Brain Chemistry
Related:	Décortication cérébrale (technique) MeSH Psychochirurgie MeSH
DeCS ID:	1947
Unique ID:	D001921
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Date Established:	1960/01/01
Date of Entry:	1999/01/01
Revision Date:	2018/02/28