Making Sense of Central Nervous System Infections at the Reference Desk

This paper discusses concepts and terminology of some aspects of infections of the central nervous system as it relates to medical reference work. Details of anatomic, biochemical, and pathologic processes are not discussed. Specific terminology involved in this area will be reviewed in order to hel...

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Published in:Medical reference services quarterly 2004-08, Vol.23 (3), p.33-38
Main Author: Fikar, Charles R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Central nervous system
Central Nervous System Infections - classification
database searching
encephalitis
Humans
infectious diseases
Information Storage and Retrieval
Library Services
Medical Subject Headings
meningitis
Planning Techniques
PubMed - utilization
rhomben-cephalitis
Terminology as Topic
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Summary:This paper discusses concepts and terminology of some aspects of infections of the central nervous system as it relates to medical reference work. Details of anatomic, biochemical, and pathologic processes are not discussed. Specific terminology involved in this area will be reviewed in order to help ensure a good approach to developing prudent strategies for database searching of the medical literature. MeSH thesauri terms are discussed and text word synonyms are presented that provide tools for thorough searching techniques. Commonly used medical jargon for this area is also explained. Examples of specific search strategies are illustrated.
ISSN:0276-3869
1540-9597
DOI:10.1300/J115v23n03_04