Structured Summary
Abstract
Disorders of one or more of the twelve cranial nerves. With the exception of the optic and olfactory nerves, this includes disorders of the brain stem nuclei from which the cranial nerves originate or terminate.
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Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
- Abducens Nerve Diseases
- Accessory Nerve Diseases
- Cranial Nerve Injuries
- Cranial Nerve Neoplasms
- Facial Nerve Diseases
- Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases
- Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases
- Ocular Motility Disorders
- Olfactory Nerve Diseases
- Ophthalmoplegic Migraine
- Optic Nerve Diseases
- Trochlear Nerve Diseases
- Vagus Nerve Diseases
- Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases
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Synonyms
19 entry terms
- Cranial Nerve Disorders
- Cranial Neuropathies
- Nervus Cranialis Disorders
- Neuropathies, Cranial
- Cranial Nerve Disease
- Cranial Nerve Disorder
- Cranial Neuropathy
- Nervus Cranialis Disorder
- Neuropathy, Cranial
- Cranial Nerve Palsies
- Cranial Neuropathies, Multiple
- Cranial Nerve Palsy
- Cranial Neuropathy, Multiple
- Multiple Cranial Neuropathies
- Multiple Cranial Neuropathy
- Neuropathies, Multiple Cranial
- Neuropathy, Multiple Cranial
- Palsies, Cranial Nerve
- Palsy, Cranial Nerve
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Aspects Covered
35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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History Note
1981; was NON MESH before 1981
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Previous Indexing
- Cranial Nerves (1966-1980)
- Peripheral Nerve Diseases (1966-1980)
- specific cranial nerve (1966-1980)
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NLM Classification
WL 330
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cranial Nerve Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003389. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003389
- Cranial Nerve Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranial_nerve_disease
- Cranial Nerve Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5182126