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RGD DISEASE ONTOLOGY - ANNOTATIONS

RGD uses the Human Disease Ontology (DO, https://disease-ontology.org/) for disease curation across species. RGD automatically downloads each new release of the ontology on a monthly basis. Some additional terms which are required for RGD's curation purposes but are not currently covered in the official version of DO have been added. As corresponding terms are added to DO, these custom terms are retired and the DO terms substituted in existing annotations and subsequently used for curation.

Term:Neurocysticercosis
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Accession:DOID:9004810 term browser browse the term
Definition:Infection of the brain, spinal cord, or perimeningeal structures with the larval forms of the genus TAENIA (primarily T. solium in humans). Lesions formed by the organism are referred to as cysticerci. The infection may be subacute or chronic, and the severity of symptoms depends on the severity of the host immune response and the location and number of lesions. SEIZURES represent the most common clinical manifestation although focal neurologic deficits may occur. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1998, Ch27, pp46-50)
Synonyms:exact_synonym: Central Nervous System Cysticercosis;   brain cysticercosis;   neurocysticercoses
 primary_id: MESH:D020019



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  disease 19047
    sensory system disease 7252
      eye disease 3729
        cysticercosis 0
          Neurocysticercosis 0
Path 2
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  disease 19047
    disease of anatomical entity 18381
      nervous system disease 14255
        peripheral nervous system disease 4261
          neuropathy 4047
            neuromuscular disease 3189
              muscular disease 2212
                muscle tissue disease 1347
                  cysticercosis 0
                    Neurocysticercosis 0
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