Diseases [C] » Nervous System Diseases [C10] » Central Nervous System Diseases » Brain Diseases » Brain Damage, Chronic
Diseases [C] » Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23] » Pathologic Processes » Disease Attributes » Chronic Disease » Brain Damage, Chronic
Description
A condition characterized by long-standing brain dysfunction or damage, usually of three months duration or longer. Potential etiologies include BRAIN INFARCTION; certain NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ANOXIA, BRAIN; ENCEPHALITIS; certain NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; metabolic disorders (see BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC); and other conditions. MeSH
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Subtype Terms (3)
Brain Injury, Chronic
3 drugs (2 approved, 1 experimental)
Cerebral Palsy
77 drugs (51 approved, 26 experimental)
Persistent Vegetative State
16 drugs (15 approved, 1 experimental)
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