Diseases

Central Nervous System Diseases

Diseases of any component of the brain (including the cerebral hemispheres, diencephalon, brain stem, and cerebellum) or the spinal cord.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Diseases of any component of the brain (including the cerebral hemispheres, diencephalon, brain stem, and cerebellum) or the spinal cord.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • CNS Disease
  • CNS Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Disease
  • Central Nervous System Disorder
  • Central Nervous System Disorders

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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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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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Tree Number

  1. C10w.228w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Central Nervous System Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002493. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002493
  2. Central Nervous System Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_nervous_system_disease
  3. Central Nervous System Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5062122