Concept information
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Central Nervous System Diseases
Central Nervous System Infections
Central Nervous System Viral Diseases
Encephalitis, Viral
Infections
Central Nervous System Infections
Central Nervous System Viral Diseases
Encephalitis, Viral
Preferred term
Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster
Type
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Definition
- Inflammation of brain tissue caused by infection with the varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN). This condition is associated with immunocompromised states, including the ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME. Pathologically, the virus tends to induce a vasculopathy and infect oligodendrocytes and ependymal cells, leading to CEREBRAL INFARCTION, multifocal regions of demyelination, and periventricular necrosis. Manifestations of varicella encephalitis usually occur 5-7 days after onset of HERPES ZOSTER and include HEADACHE; VOMITING; lethargy; focal neurologic deficits; FEVER; and COMA. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch 26, pp29-32; Hum Pathol 1996 Sep;27(9):927-38)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Encephalitis, Herpes Zoster
- Encephalitis, Human Herpesvirus 3
- Encephalitis, Varicella
- Encephalitis, VZ Virus
- Herpes Zoster Encephalitis
- Varicella Encephalitis
- Varicella Zoster Encephalitis
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- blood (Qualifier)
- cerebrospinal fluid (Qualifier)
- chemically induced (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- complications (Qualifier)
- congenital (Qualifier)
- diagnosis (Qualifier)
- diagnostic imaging (Qualifier)
- diet therapy (Qualifier)
- drug therapy (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- embryology (Qualifier)
- enzymology (Qualifier)
- epidemiology (Qualifier)
- ethnology (Qualifier)
- etiology (Qualifier)
- genetics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- mortality (Qualifier)
- nursing (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
- pathology (Qualifier)
- physiopathology (Qualifier)
- prevention & control (Qualifier)
- psychology (Qualifier)
- radiotherapy (Qualifier)
- rehabilitation (Qualifier)
- surgery (Qualifier)
- therapy (Qualifier)
- transmission (Qualifier)
- urine (Qualifier)
- veterinary (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Encéphalite à herpès zoster
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Encéphalite à virus herpès humain 3
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Encéphalite à virus varicelle-zona
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Encéphalite à VZV
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Encéphalite varicelleuse
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-H320D5F2-G
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