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Brain Diseases, Metabolic  

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Definition

  • Acquired or inborn metabolic diseases that produce brain dysfunction or damage. These include primary (i.e., disorders intrinsic to the brain) and secondary (i.e., extracranial) metabolic conditions that adversely affect cerebral function. Brain dysfunction or damage caused by acquired (i.e., non-inborn) metabolic disorders. Associated conditions include ENDOCRINE DISEASES; WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIVER DISEASES; anoxia (HYPOXIA, BRAIN); nutritional disorders (see NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISEASES); an encephalopathy associated with HEMODIALYSIS; and other disorders. (From Plum & Posner, Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma, 3rd ed, pp208-260)

Entry terms

  • Brain Disorders, Metabolic
  • Brain Syndrome, Metabolic
  • Encephalopathies, Metabolic
  • Metabolic Brain Diseases
  • Metabolic Brain Syndrome
  • Metabolic Brain Syndromes
  • Metabolic Disorders, Brain
  • Metabolic Encephalopathies

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