Inflammation of the brain

  • 1Softening of the brain — Softening Sof ten*ing, a. & n. from {Soften}, v. [1913 Webster] {Softening of the brain}, or {Cerebral softening} (Med.), a localized softening of the brain substance, due to hemorrhage or inflammation. Three varieties, distinguished by their… …

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  • 2Brain fever — describes a medical condition where a part of the brain becomes inflamed and causes symptoms that present as fever. The inflammation of brain fever causes acute and chronic changes in the brain tissue, as well as causing mental, emotional, and… …

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  • 3brain — n. & v. n. 1 an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating centre of sensation, and of intellectual and nervous activity. 2 (in pl.) the substance of the brain, esp. as food. 3 a a person s …

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  • 4brain fever — infection which causes inflammation of the brain …

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  • 5Brain abscess — Classification and external resources Brain abscess in a patient with CSF shunt; from Jamjoom et at., 2009[1] …

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  • 6Brain herniation — Classification and external resources MRI showing injury due to brain herniation ICD 10 G …

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  • 7The Canon of Medicine — (Arabic: القانون في الطب Al Qanun fi al Tibb The Law of Medicine ; Persian: قانون Qanun Law ; Latin: Canon Medicinae Canon of Medicine ; Chinese: Hui Hui Yao Fang Prescriptions of the Hui Nationality ) is a 14 volume Arabic medical encyclopedia… …

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  • 8Brain biopsy — is the removal of a small piece of brain tissue for the diagnosis of abnormalities of the brain. It is used to diagnose Alzheimer s disease, tumors, infection, inflammation, and other brain disorders.The procedure might endanger cognitive… …

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  • 9The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research — Infobox University name = The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research native name = image size = caption = latin name = motto = mottoeng = established = 1999 closed = type = affiliation = endowment = officer in charge = chairman = chancellor =… …

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  • 10Inflammation — Toes inflamed by Chilblains Inflammation (Latin, īnflammō, “I ignite, set alight”) is part of the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants …

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