8E61.0
category
Radiation-induced brain injury
Definition
Injury to the brain from therapeutic cranial irradiation which may be divided temporally into three syndromes: Acute or early toxicity which is consequent upon immediate exposure to radiation, early-delayed injury and late-delayed injury although the three may overlap.
Also indexed as
Acute toxicity due to early brain irradiationBrain irradiation effectBrain irradiation syndromeCataract due to late-delayed brain irradiationCerebrovascular disease due to late-delayed brain irradiationCognitive impairment due to late-delayed brain irradiationEarly brain irradiationEarly-delayed brain irradiationEncephalopathy due to early brain irradiationEncephalopathy due to early-delayed brain irradiationInjury to the brain from therapeutic cranial irradiationLate delayed radiation neuronal necrosisLate-delayed brain irradiationPituitary dysfunction due to late-delayed brain irradiationPost radiation brain injuryRadiation-induced brain injurySecondary tumours due to late-delayed brain irradiation