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Descriptor English: Brain Diseases, Metabolic
Descriptor Spanish: Encefalopatías Metabólicas
Descriptor enfermedades cerebrales metabólicas
Entry term(s) encefalopatías metabólicas
enfermedades metabólicas del encéfalo
trastornos encefálicos metabólicos
trastornos metabólicos del cerebro
trastornos metabólicos del encéfalo
trastornos metabólicos del sistema nervioso central
trastornos metabólicos encefálicos
Scope note: Enfermedades metabólicas congénitas o adquiridas que producen disfunción o daño cerebral. Comprenden afecciones metabólicas primarias (es decir, trastornos intrínsecos del cerebro) y secundarias (es decir, extracraneales) que afectan de forma adversa a la función cerebral.
Descriptor Portuguese: Encefalopatias Metabólicas
Descriptor French: Encéphalopathies métaboliques
Entry term(s): Acquired Metabolic Diseases, Brain
Acquired Metabolic Diseases, Nervous System
Acquired Metabolic Encephalopathies
Acquired Metabolic Encephalopathy
Brain Disease, Metabolic
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Acquired
Brain Disorder, Metabolic
Brain Disorders, Metabolic
Brain Disorders, Metabolic, Acquired
Brain Metabolic Disorder
Brain Metabolic Disorders
Brain Syndrome, Metabolic
Brain Syndrome, Metabolic, Acquired
CNS Metabolic Disorder
CNS Metabolic Disorders
CNS Metabolic Disorders, Acquired
Central Nervous System Metabolic Disorders
Encephalopathies, Acquired Metabolic
Encephalopathies, Metabolic
Encephalopathy, Acquired Metabolic
Encephalopathy, Metabolic
Encephalopathy, Metabolic, Acquired
Metabolic Brain Disease
Metabolic Brain Diseases
Metabolic Brain Diseases, Acquired
Metabolic Brain Disorder
Metabolic Brain Disorders
Metabolic Brain Syndrome
Metabolic Brain Syndrome, Acquired
Metabolic Brain Syndromes
Metabolic Brain Syndromes, Acquired
Metabolic Diseases, Acquired, Nervous System
Metabolic Disorder, Brain
Metabolic Disorder, CNS
Metabolic Disorder, Central Nervous System, Acquired
Metabolic Disorders, Brain
Metabolic Disorders, CNS
Metabolic Disorders, CNS, Acquired
Metabolic Disorders, Central Nervous System
Metabolic Encephalopathies
Metabolic Encephalopathies, Acquired
Metabolic Encephalopathy
Metabolic Encephalopathy, Acquired
Nervous System Acquired Metabolic Diseases
Tree number(s): C10.228.140.163
C18.452.132
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001928
Scope note: Acquired or inborn metabolic diseases that produce brain dysfunction or damage. These include primary (i.e., disorders intrinsic to the brain) and secondary (i.e., extracranial) metabolic conditions that adversely affect cerebral function.
Annotation: general or unspecified, prefer specifics
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
Previous Indexing: Brain Diseases (1966-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 1977
History Note: 1977; was NON MESH before 1977
Entry Version: BRAIN DIS METAB
DeCS ID: 1954
Unique ID: D001928
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Brain Diseases, Metabolic - Preferred
Concept UI M0002875
Scope note Acquired or inborn metabolic diseases that produce brain dysfunction or damage. These include primary (i.e., disorders intrinsic to the brain) and secondary (i.e., extracranial) metabolic conditions that adversely affect cerebral function.
Preferred term Brain Diseases, Metabolic
Entry term(s) Brain Disease, Metabolic
Brain Disorder, Metabolic
Brain Disorders, Metabolic
Brain Metabolic Disorder
Brain Metabolic Disorders
Brain Syndrome, Metabolic
Encephalopathies, Metabolic
Encephalopathy, Metabolic
Metabolic Brain Disease
Metabolic Brain Diseases
Metabolic Brain Disorder
Metabolic Brain Disorders
Metabolic Brain Syndrome
Metabolic Brain Syndromes
Metabolic Disorder, Brain
Metabolic Disorders, Brain
Metabolic Encephalopathies
Metabolic Encephalopathy
Acquired Metabolic Diseases, Nervous System - Broader
Concept UI M0392800
Preferred term Acquired Metabolic Diseases, Nervous System
Entry term(s) Metabolic Diseases, Acquired, Nervous System
Nervous System Acquired Metabolic Diseases
Metabolic Disorder, Central Nervous System, Acquired - Narrower
Concept UI M0334181
Preferred term Metabolic Disorder, Central Nervous System, Acquired
Entry term(s) CNS Metabolic Disorders, Acquired
Metabolic Disorders, CNS, Acquired
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Acquired - Narrower
Concept UI M0328164
Scope note Brain dysfunction or damage caused by acquired (i.e., non-inborn) metabolic disorders. Associated conditions include ENDOCRINE DISEASES; WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIVER DISEASES; anoxia (HYPOXIA, BRAIN); nutritional disorders (see NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISEASES); an encephalopathy associated with HEMODIALYSIS; and other disorders. (From Plum & Posner, Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma, 3rd ed, pp208-260)
Preferred term Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Acquired
Entry term(s) Acquired Metabolic Diseases, Brain
Acquired Metabolic Encephalopathies
Acquired Metabolic Encephalopathy
Brain Disorders, Metabolic, Acquired
Brain Syndrome, Metabolic, Acquired
Encephalopathies, Acquired Metabolic
Encephalopathy, Acquired Metabolic
Encephalopathy, Metabolic, Acquired
Metabolic Brain Diseases, Acquired
Metabolic Brain Syndrome, Acquired
Metabolic Brain Syndromes, Acquired
Metabolic Encephalopathies, Acquired
Metabolic Encephalopathy, Acquired
Central Nervous System Metabolic Disorders - Broader
Concept UI M0334162
Preferred term Central Nervous System Metabolic Disorders
Entry term(s) CNS Metabolic Disorder
CNS Metabolic Disorders
Metabolic Disorder, CNS
Metabolic Disorders, CNS
Metabolic Disorders, Central Nervous System



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