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Brain Diseases, Metabolic

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Definition: Acquired or inborn metabolic diseases that produce brain dysfunction or damage. These include primary (i.e., disorders intrinsic to the brain) and secondary (i.e., extracranial) metabolic conditions that adversely affect cerebral function.  GEN; avoid: prefer specifics; DF: BRAIN DIS METAB   
Examples Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn; Hepatic Encephalopathy; Kernicterus; Marchiafava-Bignami Disease; Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies; Myelinolysis, Central Pontine; Reye Syndrome; Wernicke Encephalopathy 		Other names Metabolic Disorders, Brain; Encephalopathies, Metabolic; Central Nervous System Metabolic Disorders; Metabolic Encephalopathy, Acquired; Metabolic Encephalopathy; Metabolic Encephalopathies, Acquired; Metabolic Disorder, CNS; Metabolic Disorder, Brain; Metabolic Brain Disorders; Metabolic Brain Disorder; Metabolic Brain Disease; Encephalopathy, Metabolic; Encephalopathy, Acquired Metabolic; Encephalopathies, Acquired Metabolic; CNS Metabolic Disorder; Brain Metabolic Disorders; Brain Metabolic Disorder; Brain Disorder, Metabolic; Brain Disease, Metabolic; Acquired Metabolic Encephalopathy
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Glutaric aciduria 1  0   *Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors *Brain Diseases, Metabolic Glutaryl-CoA Dehydrogenase/deficiency.
Schofer Beetz Bohl syndrome  0   *Brain Diseases, Metabolic *Calcinosis *Diabetes Insipidus *Intellectual Disability.

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