Concept information
Infections
Parasitic Diseases
Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections
Central Nervous System Helminthiasis
Preferred term
Neurocysticercosis
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Neurocoenuroses
- Neurocoenurosis
Note
- coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent; coordinate with specific site/disease term if pertinent
Scope note
- Infection of the brain, spinal cord, or perimeningeal structures with the larval forms of the genus TAENIA (primarily T. solium in humans). Lesions formed by the organism are referred to as cysticerci. The infection may be subacute or chronic, and the severity of symptoms depends on the severity of the host immune response and the location and number of lesions. SEIZURES represent the most common clinical manifestation although focal neurologic deficits may occur. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1998, Ch27, pp46-50)
History note
- 1999
In other languages
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Finnish
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aivojen kystikerkoosi
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aivojen kystiserkoosi
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aivojen systiserkoosi
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cysticercosis systematis nervosi centralis
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cysticerkos i centrala nervsystemet
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keskushermoston kystikerkoosi
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keskushermoston kystiserkoosi
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keskushermoston systiserkoosi
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neurocysticercosis
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neurokystikerkoosi
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neurokystiserkoosi
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020019
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