DeCS

Descriptor English:

Encephalomyelitis, Western Equine

Descriptor Spanish:

Encefalomielitis Equina del Oeste

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	encefalomielitis equina del Oeste
Entry term(s)	encefalitis equina del Oeste
Scope note:	Forma de encefalitis por arbovirus que afecta principalmente a caballos. Es endémica de la zona central y occidental de AMÉRICA DEL NORTE. El agente causal (VIRUS DE LA ENCEFALOMIELITIS EQUINA DEL OESTE) puede infectar a los seres humanos a través de la picadura de los mosquitos (CULEX tarsalis y otros). Clínicamente se manifiesta por cefaleas y síntomas seudogripales, y posteriormente por alteraciones del sensorio, CONVULSIONES y COMA. La MUERTE occure en la minoría de los casos. Los supervivientes pueden recuperarse por completo o sufrir disfunciones neurológicas residuales, como el PARKINSONISMO POSENCEFALÍTICO. (Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch. 26, pp. 8-9)

Descriptor Portuguese:

Encefalomielite Equina do Oeste

Descriptor French:

Encéphalomyélite équine de l'Ouest

Entry term(s):

Encephalitis, Western Equine
Equine Encephalitis, Western
Western Equine Encephalitis
Western Equine Encephalomyelitis

Tree number(s):

C01.207.245.340.450.800
C01.207.291.323.662
C01.207.399.750.450.800
C01.920.313.078.370.662
C01.920.313.156.655.677
C01.920.852.032.370.662
C01.920.852.500.655.677
C01.925.081.343.655.677
C01.925.182.525.450.300
C01.925.782.930.100.370.662
C10.228.140.430.520.750.450.800
C10.228.228.245.340.450.800
C10.228.228.291.323.662
C10.228.228.399.750.450.800
C10.586.250.520.750.450.800
C10.586.500.406.250

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020241

Scope note:

A form of arboviral encephalitis (which primarily affects horses) endemic to western and central regions of NORTH AMERICA. The causative organism (ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS, WESTERN EQUINE) may be transferred to humans via the bite of mosquitoes (CULEX tarsalis and others). Clinical manifestations include headache and influenza-like symptoms followed by alterations in mentation, SEIZURES, and COMA. DEATH occurs in a minority of cases. Survivors may recover fully or be left with residual neurologic dysfunction, including PARKINSONISM, POSTENCEPHALITIC. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, pp8-9)

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
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology

Concept UI	M0328384
Scope note	A form of arboviral encephalitis (which primarily affects horses) endemic to western and central regions of NORTH AMERICA. The causative organism (ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS, WESTERN EQUINE) may be transferred to humans via the bite of mosquitoes (CULEX tarsalis and others). Clinical manifestations include headache and influenza-like symptoms followed by alterations in mentation, SEIZURES, and COMA. DEATH occurs in a minority of cases. Survivors may recover fully or be left with residual neurologic dysfunction, including PARKINSONISM, POSTENCEPHALITIC. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, pp8-9)
Preferred term	Encephalomyelitis, Western Equine
Entry term(s)	Encephalitis, Western Equine Equine Encephalitis, Western Western Equine Encephalitis Western Equine Encephalomyelitis

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