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Preferred term

Brain Damage, Chronic  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A condition characterized by long-standing brain dysfunction or damage, usually of three months duration or longer. Potential etiologies include BRAIN INFARCTION; certain NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ANOXIA, BRAIN; ENCEPHALITIS; certain NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; metabolic disorders (see BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC); and other conditions.

Entry terms

  • Chronic Encephalopathy
  • Encephalopathy, Chronic

In other languages

  • French

  • Encéphalopathie chronique
  • Lésion cérébrale chronique
  • Lésion chronique cérébrale
  • Lésion encéphalique chronique

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-G5V5JJWP-T

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