Structured Summary
Abstract
Diseases of the peripheral nerves external to the brain and spinal cord, which includes diseases of the nerve roots, ganglia, plexi, autonomic nerves, sensory nerves, and motor nerves.
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Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
- Acrodynia
- Amyloid Neuropathies
- Brachial Plexus Neuropathies
- Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
- Congenital Pain Insensitivity
- Diabetic Neuropathies
- Giant Axonal Neuropathy
- Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome
- Isaacs Syndrome
- Mononeuropathies
- Nerve Compression Syndromes
- Neuralgia
- Neuritis
- Neurofibromatosis 1
- Peripheral Nerve Injuries
- Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms
- Polyneuropathies
- Radiculopathy
- Small Fiber Neuropathy
- Tarlov Cysts
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Synonyms
12 entry terms
- PNS (Peripheral Nervous System) Diseases
- PNS Diseases
- Peripheral Nerve Diseases
- Peripheral Nervous System Disease
- Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
- Peripheral Neuropathies
- Nerve Disease, Peripheral
- Nerve Diseases, Peripheral
- Neuropathy, Peripheral
- PNS Disease
- Peripheral Nerve Disease
- Peripheral Neuropathy
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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; coordinate with specific nerve; "diabetic peripheral neuropathy": index only under DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES
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History Note
1994
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Peripheral Nervous System Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010523. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010523
- Peripheral Nervous System Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_neuropathy
- Peripheral Nervous System Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q945238