"Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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D016781
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C01.395.250.500 C01.539.830.025.160.800 C03.105.300.800 C03.752.250.800.250 C10.228.140.116.800 C10.228.228.090.800 C10.228.228.205.300.800
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral" by people in Profiles.
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Hidden in plain view: emergence of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy after treatment of CNS toxoplasmosis. Acta Neurol Belg. 2011 Sep; 111(3):217-9.
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Resolution of intracranial calcifications in infants with treated congenital toxoplasmosis. Radiology. 1996 May; 199(2):433-40.
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Early and longitudinal evaluations of treated infants and children and untreated historical patients with congenital toxoplasmosis: the Chicago Collaborative Treatment Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 1994 Jan; 18(1):38-72.