Diseases

Neuromuscular Diseases

A general term encompassing lower MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; and certain MUSCULAR DISEASES. Manifestations include MUSCLE WEAKNESS; FASCICULATION; muscle ATROPHY; SPASM; MYOKYMIA; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA, myalgias, and MUSCLE HYPOTONIA.

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Abstract

A general term encompassing lower MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; and certain MUSCULAR DISEASES. Manifestations include MUSCLE WEAKNESS; FASCICULATION; muscle ATROPHY; SPASM; MYOKYMIA; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA, myalgias, and MUSCLE HYPOTONIA.

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Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • Neuromuscular Disease
  • Amyotonia Congenita
  • Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome
  • Fasciculation-Cramp Syndrome, Benign
  • Foley-Denny-Brown Syndrome
  • Oppenheim Disease
  • Oppenheim's Disease
  • Benign Fasciculation-Cramp Syndrome
  • Benign Fasciculation-Cramp Syndromes
  • Cramp Fasciculation Syndrome
  • Cramp-Fasciculation Syndromes
  • Fasciculation Cramp Syndrome, Benign
  • Fasciculation-Cramp Syndromes, Benign
  • Foley Denny Brown Syndrome
  • Oppenheims Disease
  • Syndrome, Cramp-Fasciculation
  • Syndrome, Foley-Denny-Brown
  • Syndromes, Cramp-Fasciculation

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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; do not confuse entry term AMYOTONIA CONGENITA with MYOTONIA CONGENITA

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History Note

1971; AMYOTONIA CONGENITA was heading 1963-96

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Previous Indexing

  • Muscular Diseases (1966-1970)
  • Nervous System Diseases (1966-1970)

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Tree Number

  1. C10w.668w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Neuromuscular Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009468. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009468
  2. Neuromuscular Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuromuscular_disease
  3. Neuromuscular Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2246789