Diseases

Metabolic Inborn Brain Diseases

Brain disorders resulting from inborn metabolic errors, primarily from enzymatic defects which lead to substrate accumulation, product reduction, or increase in toxic metabolites through alternate pathways. The majority of these conditions are familial, however spontaneous mutation may also occur in utero.

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Abstract

Brain disorders resulting from inborn metabolic errors, primarily from enzymatic defects which lead to substrate accumulation, product reduction, or increase in toxic metabolites through alternate pathways. The majority of these conditions are familial, however spontaneous mutation may also occur in utero.

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Synonyms

25 entry terms
  • Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
  • Brain Syndrome, Metabolic, Inborn
  • Encephalopathies, Metabolic, Inborn
  • Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Brain
  • Inborn Metabolic Brain Diseases
  • Inborn Metabolic Brain Disorders
  • Inborn Metabolic Disorders, Brain
  • Metabolic Brain Diseases, Inborn
  • Metabolic Brain Syndrome, Inborn
  • Metabolic Diseases, Inborn, Brain
  • Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Familial
  • Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inherited
  • CNS Metabolic Disorders, Inborn
  • Central Nervous System Inborn Metabolic Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Inborn Metabolic Disorders
  • Familial Metabolic Brain Diseases
  • Familial Metabolic Disorders, Brain
  • Inherited Metabolic Brain Diseases
  • Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Brain
  • Metabolic Brain Diseases, Familial
  • Metabolic Brain Diseases, Inherited
  • Metabolic Diseases, Inborn, Central Nervous System
  • Metabolic Disorders, Brain, Inherited
  • Metabolic Disorders, CNS, Inborn
  • Metabolic Disorders, Familial, Brain

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, 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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general or unspecified, prefer specifics

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Brain/metabolism (1968-1999)
  • Hereditary Diseases (1968-1999)
  • Metabolic Diseases/genetics (1968-1999)
  • Metabolism, Inborn Errors (1972-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Metabolic Inborn Brain Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020739. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020739
  2. Metabolic Inborn Brain Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19001220