cerebral toxoplasmosis
MONDO:0005697Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names cerebral toxoplasmosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Infections of the brain caused by the protozoan toxoplasma gondii that primarily arise in individuals with immunologic deficiency syndromes (see also aids-related opportunistic infections). The infection may involve the brain diffusely or form discrete abscesses. Clinical manifestations include seizures, altered mentation, headache, focal neurologic deficits, and intracranial hypertension. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1998, Ch27, pp41-3)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005697), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: cerebral toxoplasmosis
- Also called
- Toxoplasma encephalitis