Brain Damage, Chronic

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.

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Tree Number(s): C10.228.140.140, C23.550.291.500.063

MeSH Unique ID: D001925

Entry Terms:

• Chronic Brain Damage
• Chronic Encephalopathy
• Encephalopathy, Chronic

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Nervous System Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Brain Diseases
Brain Damage, Chronic
Brain Injury, Chronic
Cerebral Palsy
Persistent Vegetative State

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Diseases Category
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Pathologic Processes
Disease Attributes
Chronic Disease
Brain Damage, Chronic
Brain Injury, Chronic
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy