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Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Motor Neuron Disease
Nervous System Diseases > Neurodegenerative Diseases > Motor Neuron Disease

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Motor Neuron Disease  

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  • Motor System Disease
  • Motor System Diseases

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Scope note

  • Diseases characterized by a selective degeneration of the motor neurons of the spinal cord, brainstem, or motor cortex. Clinical subtypes are distinguished by the major site of degeneration. In AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS there is involvement of upper, lower, and brainstem motor neurons. In progressive muscular atrophy and related syndromes (see MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL) the motor neurons in the spinal cord are primarily affected. With progressive bulbar palsy (BULBAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE), the initial degeneration occurs in the brainstem. In primary lateral sclerosis, the cortical neurons are affected in isolation. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1089)

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In other languages

  • motoneuronisairaus

    Finnish

  • ALS
  • amyotrofinen lateraaliskleroosi
  • atrophia musculorum spinalis progressiva
  • etenevä bulbaaripareesi
  • etenevä spinaalinen lihasatrofia
  • etenevä ydinjatkehalvaus
  • familjär motorneuronsjukdom
  • lateralskleros amyotrofisk
  • lateralskleros primär
  • morbus motoneuronalis
  • morbus motoneuronalis familialis
  • motoneuronisairaudet
  • motoneuronitaudit
  • motoneuronitauti
  • motorneuronsjukdom
  • paresis bulbaris progressiva
  • primaarinen lateraaliskleroosi
  • progressiv bulbärpares
  • progressiv spinal muskelatrofi
  • sclerosis lateralis amyotrophica
  • sclerosis lateralis primaria
  • suvuittainen motoneuronisairaus
  • Motorneuronsjukdom

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016472

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