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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Brain Injuries
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Traumatismos Encefálicos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Traumatismos Encefálicos
Synonyms
English
:
Brain Contusion
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Brain Lacerations
Trauma, Brain
Traumatic Brain Injury
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.199
C10.900.300.087
C26.260.118
C26.915.300.200
Definition
English
:
Acute and chronic (see also
BRAIN INJURIES
, CHRONIC) injuries to the
brain
, including the cerebral hemispheres,
CEREBELLUM
, and
BRAIN STEM
. Clinical manifestations depend on the
nature
of injury. Diffuse trauma to the
brain
is frequently associated with
DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY
or
COMA
, POST-TRAUMATIC. Localized injuries may be associated with
NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS
; HEMIPARESIS, or other focal neurologic deficits.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
general or unspecified; consider also /inj with specific parts of the
brain
; X ref
BRAIN
CONTUSION: do not coordinate with
CONTUSIONS
; do not confuse with
CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA
History Note
English
:
1981(1963); for BRAIN CONTUSION use BRAIN CONCUSSION 1998-1999
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
1956
Unique Identifier:
D001930
Occurrence in VHL
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