《英文msh词典》Toxoplasmoses,Cerebral
[入口词] Toxoplasmoses,Cerebral
[主题词] Toxoplasmosis,Cerebral
[英文释义] 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)