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Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Peripheral Nervous System Diseases > Neuritis

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Neuritis  

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Entry terms

  • Neuritides, Peripheral
  • Neuritis, Peripheral
  • Peripheral Neuritides
  • Peripheral Neuritis

Note

  • coord IM with specific nerve disease or specific nerve (IM); do not confuse with NEURITES, a hairlike projection of a neuron & in French & other foreign titles do not confuse "neurite" referring to a neurite (i.e., NEURITES) with "nevrite" meaning neuritis; neuritis of optic nerve = OPTIC NEURITIS; retrobulbar neuritis = OPTIC NEURITIS; SMON (subacute myelo-optico-neuropathy) is indexed OPTIC NEURITIS (IM) + MYELITIS (IM) + SYNDROME (NIM)

Scope note

  • A general term indicating inflammation of a peripheral or cranial nerve. Clinical manifestation may include PAIN; PARESTHESIAS; PARESIS; or HYPESTHESIA.

In other languages

  • neuriitti

    Finnish

  • hermon tulehdus
  • hermotulehdus
  • neuritis
  • ääreishermosairaus
  • ääreishermotulehdus
  • Nervinflammation

    Swedish

  • Motorisk neurit
  • Neurit
  • Polyneurit
  • Sensorisk neurit

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009443

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