Neurocysticercosis

Preferred Label : Neurocysticercosis;

NCIt definition : A parasitic infection with tapeworms of the genus Taenia affecting the brain. It is manifested with seizures and headaches.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: A central nervous system infection that results from the inactive parenchymal or ventricular stage of Taenia solium. While many infections are asymptomatic, seizures are the most common symptom.;

Details

Origin ID

C84932;

UMLS CUI

C0338437;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- cysticercosis [DO Concept]
CISMeF manual mappings
- Cerebral cysticercosis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Cysticercosis of central nervous system [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Cysticercosis of central nervous system [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Cysticercosis of central nervous system [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Cysticercosis of central nervous system (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Neurocysticercosis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- neurocysticercosis [Disease (Nov.)]
- neurocysticercosis [MeSH Descriptor]
- neurocysticercosis [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Cerebral cysticercosis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Cysticercosis of central nervous system [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Cysticercosis of central nervous system [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Cysticercosis of central nervous system [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Cysticercosis of central nervous system (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Neurocysticercosis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- neurocysticercosis [Disease (Nov.)]
- neurocysticercosis [MeSH Descriptor]
- neurocysticercosis [MeSH concept]
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- GDC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Rare Lesion [NCIt concept]

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