Toxoplasmoses,Cerebral

《英文msh詞典》Toxoplasmoses,Cerebral
[入口詞] Toxoplasmoses,Cerebral
[主題詞] Toxoplasmosis,Cerebral
[英文釋義] Infections of the BRAIN caused by the protozoan TOXOPLASMA gondii that primarily arise in individuals with IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES (see also AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS). The infection may involve the brain diffusely or form discrete abscesses. Clinical manifestations include SEIZURES,altered mentation,headache,focal neurologic deficits,and INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION. (From Joynt,Clinical Neurology,1998,Ch27,pp41-3)

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