| Descriptor English: | Brain Damage, Chronic | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Daño Encefálico Crónico
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Dano Encefálico Crônico | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Souffrance cérébrale chronique | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Chronic Brain Damage Chronic Encephalopathy Encephalopathy, Chronic |
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| Tree number(s): |
C10.228.140.140 C23.550.291.500.063 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001925 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A condition characterized by long-standing brain dysfunction or damage, usually of three months duration or longer. Potential etiologies include BRAIN INFARCTION; certain NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ANOXIA, BRAIN; ENCEPHALITIS; certain NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; metabolic disorders (see BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC); and other conditions. |
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| Annotation: | coord with specific condition causing damage if pertinent |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| DeCS ID: | 1951 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D001925 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2005/07/21 |
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Brain Damage, Chronic
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0002872 |
| Scope note | A condition characterized by long-standing brain dysfunction or damage, usually of three months duration or longer. Potential etiologies include BRAIN INFARCTION; certain NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ANOXIA, BRAIN; ENCEPHALITIS; certain NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; metabolic disorders (see BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC); and other conditions. |
| Preferred term | Brain Damage, Chronic |
| Entry term(s) |
Chronic Brain Damage Chronic Encephalopathy Encephalopathy, Chronic |
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