Mesh term Brain Diseases
Browse to parent terms:Central Nervous System Diseases
Description
Pathologic conditions affecting the BRAIN, which is composed of the intracranial components of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. This includes (but is not limited to) the CEREBRAL CORTEX; intracranial white matter; BASAL GANGLIA; THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN STEM; and CEREBELLUM.Browse to child terms:
Acute Febrile Encephalopathy
Akinetic Mutism
Amblyopia
Amnesia, Transient Global
Auditory Diseases, Central
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Abscess
Brain Damage, Chronic
Brain Death
Brain Diseases, Metabolic
Brain Edema
Brain Injuries
Brain Neoplasms
Cerebellar Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Dementia
Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder
Encephalitis
Encephalomalacia
Epilepsy
Headache Disorders
Hydrocephalus
Hypothalamic Diseases
Hypoxia, Brain
Intracranial Hypertension
Intracranial Hypotension
Leukoencephalopathies
Neuroaxonal Dystrophies
Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy
Subdural Effusion
Thalamic Diseases
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