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BRAIN ABSCESS [5 records]

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Record 1 2017-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungal Diseases (Mycoses)
  • Nervous System
Universal entry(ies)
B43.1
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B43.1: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies fongiques (mycoses)
  • Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
B43.1
classification system code, see observation
OBS

B43.1 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parasitoses
  • Nervous System
Universal entry(ies)
A06.6
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A06.6: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

Key term(s)
  • amoebic abscess of brain
  • amebic brain abscess
  • amebic abscess of brain

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parasitoses
  • Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
A06.6
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A06.6 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

A speculum for examining cavities(such as abscess cavities) in the brain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
DEF

Appareil permettant d'examiner visuellement l'encéphale.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Relating to the frontal and the parietal area or bones.

CONT

A brain abscess may occur as a solitary nodule or a multilobular process. The most common sites are the frontal and temporal lobes. These are followed by abscesses in the frontoparietal, parietal, cerebellar, and occipital lobes, in descending frequency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Relatif aux os ou aux régions frontale et pariétale.

CONT

Électroencéphalogramme en dérivations fronto-pariétales.

Spanish

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Record 5 2010-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
CONT

Infective endocarditis is associated with other forms of cerebrovascular disease, including cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and mycotic aneurysm, as well as cerebral abscess.

Key term(s)
  • brain abscess

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

L'abcès cérébral est une complication classique des cardiopathies congénitales cyanogènes. [...] Les germes à incriminer restent les cocci gram+ et notamment le streptocoque.

Spanish

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