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Parasitic infection of central nervous system

MedGen UID:
156021
•Concept ID:
C0752181
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections; CNS Parasitic Infection; CNS Parasitic Infections; Infection, CNS Parasitic; Infections, Central Nervous System, Parasitic; Infections, CNS Parasitic; Infections, Parasitic, Central Nervous System; Parasitic Infection, CNS; Parasitic Infections, Central Nervous System; Parasitic Infections, CNS
SNOMED CT: Parasitic infection of central nervous system (406598000)

Definition

Infections of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges caused by parasites. [from MeSH]

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PubMed

Neurocysticercosis: an update on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Pineda-Reyes R, White AC Jr
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2022 Jun 1;35(3):246-254. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000831. PMID: 35665719
Clinical management of infectious cerebral vasculitides.
Carod Artal FJ
Expert Rev Neurother 2016;16(2):205-21. Epub 2016 Jan 19 doi: 10.1586/14737175.2015.1134321. PMID: 26689107
Clinical symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of neurocysticercosis.
Garcia HH, Nash TE, Del Brutto OH
Lancet Neurol 2014 Dec;13(12):1202-15. Epub 2014 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70094-8. PMID: 25453460Free PMC Article

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