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MeSH Heading: Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral
Tree Number(s): C01.207.090.800; C01.207.205.300.800; C01.610.105.300.800; C01.610.752.250.800.250; C01.830.025.160.800; C10.228.140.116.800; C10.228.228.090.800; C10.228.228.205.300.800
Unique ID: D016781
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016781
Annotation: coord IM with specific brain disease (IM) or specific site (IM) if pertinent; congenital: coord IM with TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL (IM)
Scope Note: 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)
Entry Term(s): Central Nervous System Toxoplasmosis; Cerebral Toxoplasmosis; Intracranial Toxoplasmosis; Neurotoxoplasmosis; Toxoplasmosis, Central Nervous System
Previous Indexing: Brain Diseases (1966-1991); Toxoplasmosis (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 1992
History Note: 1992
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/02
Revision Date: 2019/06/17

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Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral MeSH Descriptor Data 2023