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Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases

Preferred term

Neuromuscular Diseases  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Foley Denny Brown Syndrome
  • Foley-Denny-Brown Syndrome
  • Oppenheim Disease
  • Syndrome, Foley-Denny-Brown

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse entry term AMYOTONIA CONGENITA with MYOTONIA CONGENITA

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 1971; AMYOTONIA CONGENITA was heading 1963-96

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009468

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