Diseases

Nervous System Diseases

Diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system. This includes disorders of the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, and muscle.

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Abstract

Diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system. This includes disorders of the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, and muscle.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Nervous System Disorders
  • Neurologic Disorders
  • Neurological Disorders
  • Disease, Nervous System
  • Diseases, Nervous System
  • Disorder, Nervous System
  • Disorder, Neurologic
  • Disorder, Neurological
  • Disorders, Nervous System
  • Disorders, Neurologic
  • Disorders, Neurological
  • Nervous System Disease
  • Nervous System Disorder
  • Neurologic Disorder
  • Neurological Disorder

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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; /diag: consider also DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; inflammatory disease equals NEURITIS; "diabetic neuropathy" and "diabetic peripheral neuropathy": index only under DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES;/chem ind: consider NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES

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History Note

1965

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  1. C10w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nervous System Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009422. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009422
  2. Nervous System Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurological_disorder
  3. Nervous System Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3339235