"Meningoencephalitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An inflammatory process involving the brain (ENCEPHALITIS) and meninges (MENINGITIS), most often produced by pathogenic organisms which invade the central nervous system, and occasionally by toxins, autoimmune disorders, and other conditions.
Descriptor ID |
D008590
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MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.430.550 C10.228.228.245.550 C10.228.228.570 C10.228.614.500
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Concept/Terms |
Meningoencephalitis- Meningoencephalitis
- Meningoencephalitides
- Cerebromeningitis
- Cerebromeningitides
- Encephalomeningitis
- Encephalomeningitides
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2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningoencephalitis" by people in Profiles.
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Frequent infection of neurons by SV40 virus in SIV-infected macaque monkeys with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and meningoencephalitis. Am J Pathol. 2013 Dec; 183(6):1910-1917.
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A 22-year-old man with headache and stiff neck after a water skiing fall. Chest. 2009 Jan; 135(1):225-227.
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Acute deaths in nonpregnant adults due to invasive streptococcal infections. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2007 Mar; 28(1):63-8.
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Amebic meningoencephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris. Pediatr Neurol. 1994 May; 10(3):249-54.
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Disseminated herpes zoster in the immunocompromised host: a comparative trial of acyclovir and vidarabine. The NIAID Collaborative Antiviral Study Group. J Infect Dis. 1992 Mar; 165(3):450-5.