Diseases

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Hereditary and sporadic conditions which are characterized by progressive nervous system dysfunction. These disorders are often associated with atrophy of the affected central or peripheral nervous system structures.

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Abstract

Hereditary and sporadic conditions which are characterized by progressive nervous system dysfunction. These disorders are often associated with atrophy of the affected central or peripheral nervous system structures.

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  • Degenerative Diseases, Nervous System
  • Degenerative Diseases, Neurologic
  • Degenerative Neurologic Diseases
  • Degenerative Neurologic Disorders
  • Nervous System Degenerative Diseases
  • Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Neurologic Degenerative Conditions
  • Neurologic Degenerative Diseases
  • Neurologic Diseases, Degenerative
  • Degenerative Condition, Neurologic
  • Degenerative Conditions, Neurologic
  • Degenerative Neurologic Disease
  • Degenerative Neurologic Disorder
  • Neurodegenerative Disease
  • Neurodegenerative Disorder
  • Neurologic Degenerative Condition
  • Neurologic Degenerative Disease
  • Neurologic Disease, Degenerative
  • Neurologic Disorder, Degenerative
  • Neurologic Disorders, Degenerative
  • Degenerative Diseases, Central Nervous System
  • Degenerative Diseases, Spinal Cord

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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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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; /genet: consider also HEREDODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS, NERVOUS SYSTEM

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  1. C10w.574w

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WL 358.5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Neurodegenerative Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019636. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019636
  2. Neurodegenerative Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurodegenerative_disease
  3. Neurodegenerative Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1755122