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Nervous System Diseases > Neuroinflammatory Diseases > Meningitis > Meningoencephalitis
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Inflammation > Neuroinflammatory Diseases > Meningitis > Meningoencephalitis
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Encephalitis > Meningoencephalitis
Nervous System Diseases > Neuroinflammatory Diseases > Encephalitis > Meningoencephalitis
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Inflammation > Neuroinflammatory Diseases > Encephalitis > Meningoencephalitis
Infections > Virus Diseases > Central Nervous System Viral Diseases > Meningoencephalitis
Infections > Central Nervous System Infections > Central Nervous System Viral Diseases > Meningoencephalitis
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Infections > Central Nervous System Viral Diseases > Meningoencephalitis

Preferred term

Meningoencephalitis  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cerebromeningitides
  • Cerebromeningitis
  • Encephalomeningitides
  • Encephalomeningitis

Note

  • coordinate IM with specific infection term (IM) or other cause (IM)

Scope note

  • An inflammatory process involving the brain (ENCEPHALITIS) and meninges (MENINGITIS), most often produced by pathogenic organisms which invade the central nervous system, and occasionally by toxins, autoimmune disorders, and other conditions.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008590

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