Brain Injury, Chronic

"Brain Injury, Chronic" 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.

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Conditions characterized by persistent brain damage or dysfunction as sequelae of cranial trauma. This disorder may result from DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; BRAIN EDEMA; and other conditions. Clinical features may include DEMENTIA; focal neurologic deficits; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; AKINETIC MUTISM; or COMA.

Descriptor ID	D020208
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.140.127 C10.228.140.199.500 C10.900.300.087.250 C26.915.300.200.200
Concept/Terms	Brain Injury, Chronic Brain Injury, Chronic Brain Injuries, Chronic Chronic Brain Injuries Traumatic Encephalopathy, Chronic Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Encephalopathy, Chronic Traumatic Traumatic Encephalopathies, Chronic Encephalopathy, Post-Traumatic, Chronic Injury, Brain, Chronic Chronic Brain Injury Chronic Post-Traumatic Encephalopathy Chronic Post Traumatic Encephalopathy Chronic Post-Traumatic Encephalopathies Encephalopathies, Chronic Post-Traumatic Encephalopathy, Chronic Post-Traumatic Post-Traumatic Encephalopathies, Chronic Post-Traumatic Encephalopathy, Chronic Chronic Encephalopathy, Post-Concussive Chronic Encephalopathy, Post-Concussive Chronic Encephalopathies, Post-Concussive Chronic Encephalopathy, Post Concussive Encephalopathies, Post-Concussive Chronic Encephalopathy, Post-Concussive Chronic Post-Concussive Chronic Encephalopathies Post-Concussive Chronic Encephalopathy Chronic Post-Concussive Encephalopathy Chronic Post Concussive Encephalopathy Chronic Post-Concussive Encephalopathies Encephalopathies, Chronic Post-Concussive Encephalopathy, Chronic Post-Concussive Post-Concussive Encephalopathies, Chronic Post-Concussive Encephalopathy, Chronic

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Brain Injury, Chronic".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Brain Damage, Chronic [C10.228.140.140]
Brain Injury, Chronic [C10.228.140.140.127]
Brain Injuries [C10.228.140.199]
Brain Injury, Chronic [C10.228.140.199.500]
Trauma, Nervous System [C10.900]
Craniocerebral Trauma [C10.900.300]
Brain Injuries [C10.900.300.087]
Brain Injury, Chronic [C10.900.300.087.250]
Wounds and Injuries [C26]
Trauma, Nervous System [C26.915]
Craniocerebral Trauma [C26.915.300]
Brain Injuries [C26.915.300.200]
Brain Injury, Chronic [C26.915.300.200.200]

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