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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Brain Injuries
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Traumatismos Encefálicos
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Traumatismos Encefálicos
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Synonyms English:
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Brain Contusion
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Brain Lacerations
Trauma, Brain
Traumatic Brain Injury
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Tree Number:
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C10.228.140.199
C10.900.300.087
C26.915.300.200
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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general or unspecified; consider also /inj with specific parts of the brain; entry term BRAIN CONTUSION: do not coordinate with CONTUSIONS; do not confuse with CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA
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History Note English:
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1981(1963); for BRAIN CONTUSION use BRAIN CONCUSSION 1998-1999
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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1956
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Unique Identifier:
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D001930
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