Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral

"Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Infections of the BRAIN caused by the protozoan TOXOPLASMA gondii that primarily arise in individuals with IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES (see also AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS). The infection may involve the brain diffusely or form discrete abscesses. Clinical manifestations include SEIZURES, altered mentation, headache, focal neurologic deficits, and INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1998, Ch27, pp41-3)

Descriptor ID	D016781
MeSH Number(s)	C01.395.250.500 C01.539.830.025.160.800 C03.105.300.800 C03.752.250.800.250 C10.228.140.116.800 C10.228.228.090.800 C10.228.228.205.300.800
Concept/Terms	Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral Toxoplasmoses, Cerebral Cerebral Toxoplasmosis Neurotoxoplasmosis Neurotoxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis, Central Nervous System Toxoplasmosis, Central Nervous System Central Nervous System Toxoplasmosis Intracranial Toxoplasmosis Intracranial Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis, Intracranial

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral".

Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Central Nervous System Infections [C01.395]
Brain Abscess [C01.395.250]
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral [C01.395.250.500]
Infection [C01.539]
Suppuration [C01.539.830]
Abscess [C01.539.830.025]
Brain Abscess [C01.539.830.025.160]
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral [C01.539.830.025.160.800]
Parasitic Diseases [C03]
Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections [C03.105]
Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections [C03.105.300]
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral [C03.105.300.800]
Protozoan Infections [C03.752]
Coccidiosis [C03.752.250]
Toxoplasmosis [C03.752.250.800]
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral [C03.752.250.800.250]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Brain Abscess [C10.228.140.116]
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral [C10.228.140.116.800]
Central Nervous System Infections [C10.228.228]
Brain Abscess [C10.228.228.090]
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral [C10.228.228.090.800]
Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections [C10.228.228.205]
Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections [C10.228.228.205.300]
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral [C10.228.228.205.300.800]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral".

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