Diseases

Neurocutaneous Syndromes

A group of disorders characterized by ectodermal-based malformations and neoplastic growths in the skin, nervous system, and other organs.

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Abstract

A group of disorders characterized by ectodermal-based malformations and neoplastic growths in the skin, nervous system, and other organs.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Neurocutaneous Disorders
  • Neuroectodermal Dysplasia Syndromes
  • Phacomatoses
  • Phacomatosis
  • Phakomatoses
  • Phakomatosis
  • Neurocutaneous Disorder
  • Neurocutaneous Syndrome
  • Neuroectodermal Dysplasia Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Neurocutaneous
  • Syndrome, Neuroectodermal Dysplasia
  • Syndromes, Neurocutaneous
  • Syndromes, Neuroectodermal Dysplasia

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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

for neurocutaneous melanosis, coord with MELANOSIS

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Abnormalities, Multiple (1966-1999)
  • Nervous System Diseases (1967-1999)
  • Skin Diseases (1967-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Neurocutaneous Syndromes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020752. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020752
  2. Neurocutaneous Syndromes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phakomatosis
  3. Neurocutaneous Syndromes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q748376