Structured Summary
Abstract
Pathologic conditions affecting the BRAIN, which is composed of the intracranial components of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. This includes (but is not limited to) the CEREBRAL CORTEX; intracranial white matter; BASAL GANGLIA; THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN STEM; and CEREBELLUM.
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Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
- Acute Febrile Encephalopathy
- Akinetic Mutism
- Amblyopia
- Basal Ganglia Diseases
- Brain Abscess
- Brain Death
- Brain Edema
- Brain Hypoxia
- Brain Injuries
- Brain Neoplasms
- Cavernous Sinus Syndromes
- Central Auditory Diseases
- Cerebellar Diseases
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Chronic Brain Damage
- Dementia
- Diaschisis
- Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder
- Encephalitis
- Encephalomalacia
- Epilepsy
- Headache Disorders
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypothalamic Diseases
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Intracranial Hypotension
- Leukoencephalopathies
- Metabolic Brain Diseases
- Neuroaxonal Dystrophies
- Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy
- Subdural Effusion
- Thalamic Diseases
- Transient Global Amnesia
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Synonyms
14 entry terms
- Brain Disorders
- CNS Disorders, Intracranial
- Central Nervous System Disorders, Intracranial
- Central Nervous System Intracranial Disorders
- Encephalon Diseases
- Intracranial CNS Disorders
- Intracranial Central Nervous System Disorders
- Brain Disease
- Brain Disorder
- CNS Disorder, Intracranial
- Encephalon Disease
- Intracranial CNS Disorder
- Encephalopathy
- Encephalopathies
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Aspects Covered
35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Brain Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001927. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001927
- Brain Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalopathy
- Brain Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q576349