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Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Peripheral Nervous System Diseases > Amyloid Neuropathies
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Proteostasis Deficiencies > Amyloidosis > Amyloid Neuropathies

Preferred term

Amyloid Neuropathies  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Amyloid Neuropathy
  • Amyloid Polyneuropathies
  • Amyloid Polyneuropathy
  • Neuropathies, Amyloid
  • Neuropathy, Amyloid
  • Polyneuropathies, Amyloid
  • Polyneuropathy, Amyloid

Note

  • coord IM with specific neurol dis (IM) or specific nerve (IM); /genet: consider also AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES, FAMILIAL

Scope note

  • Disorders of the peripheral nervous system associated with the deposition of AMYLOID in nerve tissue. Familial, primary (nonfamilial), and secondary forms have been described. Some familial subtypes demonstrate an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. Clinical manifestations include sensory loss, mild weakness, autonomic dysfunction, and CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1349)

History note

  • 1994

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017772

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