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Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections
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Infections of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges caused by parasites, primarily PROTOZOA and HELMINTHS. |
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coord IM with precoord parasitic infection (IM) and site/dis term (IM) if pertinent; DF: CNS PARASITIC INFECT |
| Previously Indexed: |
Helminthiasis (1966-1999),Parasitic Diseases (1966-1999) |
Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections Categories.
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Central Nervous System Helminthiasis - Infections of the BRAIN; SPINAL CORD; or MENINGES caused by HELMINTHS (parasitic worms). |
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Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections - Infections of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges by single celled organisms of the subkingdom PROTOZOA. The central nervous system may be the primary or secondary site of protozoal infection. Examples of primary infections include cerebral amebiasis, granulomatous amebic encephalitis, primary amebic meningoencephalitis, and TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN. Cerebral malaria, cerebral babesiosis, and chagasic meningoencephalitis are examples of secondary infections. These diseases may occur as OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS or arise in immunocompetent hosts. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1998, Ch27, pp37-47) |
Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections Definitions and Terms
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