Diseases

Nervous System Trauma

Traumatic injuries to the brain, cranial nerves, spinal cord, autonomic nervous system, or neuromuscular system, including iatrogenic injuries induced by surgical procedures.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Traumatic injuries to the brain, cranial nerves, spinal cord, autonomic nervous system, or neuromuscular system, including iatrogenic injuries induced by surgical procedures.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Injuries, Nervous System
  • Nervous System Injuries
  • Trauma, Nervous System
  • Nervous System Injury
  • Nervous System Traumas
  • Axonotmesis
  • Craniocervical Injuries
  • Neurotmesis
  • Axonotmeses
  • Craniocervical Injury
  • Neurotmeses

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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: prefer specific precoordinated site/injuries term or site/inj

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Craniocerebral Trauma (1996-1999)
  • Spinal Cord Injuries (1996-1999)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. C10w.900
  2. C26w.915

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nervous System Trauma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020196. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020196
  2. Nervous System Trauma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54926685