Diseases

Central Nervous System Viral Diseases

Viral infections of the brain, spinal cord, meninges, or perimeningeal spaces.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Viral infections of the brain, spinal cord, meninges, or perimeningeal spaces.

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • CNS Viral Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Viral Infections
  • Infections, CNS, Viral
  • Infections, Viral CNS
  • Viral Diseases, Central Nervous System
  • Viral Infections, Central Nervous System
  • CNS Infection, Viral
  • CNS Infections, Viral
  • CNS Viral Disease
  • Disease, CNS Viral
  • Diseases, CNS Viral
  • Infection, Viral CNS
  • Viral CNS Infection
  • Viral CNS Infections
  • Viral Disease, CNS
  • Viral Diseases, CNS

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific virus disease and specific site/disease term if pertinent

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Central Nervous System Diseases (1966-1999)
  • Encephalitis (1967-1999)
  • Meningitis, Viral (1967-1999)
  • Virus Diseases (1966-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Central Nervous System Viral Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020805. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020805
  2. Central Nervous System Viral Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_nervous_system_viral_disease
  3. Central Nervous System Viral Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5062121