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Pages in category "Peripheral nervous system disorders" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...
This is a shortened version of the sixth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs.It covers ICD codes 320 to 389.The full chapter can be found on pages 215 to 258 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.
The demyelinating diseases of the peripheral nervous system include: [citation needed] Guillain–Barré syndrome and its chronic counterpart, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; Anti-MAG peripheral neuropathy; Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease and its counterpart Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy
Peripheral neuropathy may first be considered when an individual reports symptoms of numbness, tingling, and pain in feet. After ruling out a lesion in the central nervous system as a cause, a diagnosis may be made on the basis of symptoms, laboratory and additional testing, clinical history, and a detailed examination.
A neuronopathy affects the cell body of a nerve cell in the peripheral nervous system. [5] Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Spinal muscular atrophy; Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1; Atypical motor neuron diseases; Dorsal root ganglion disorders
As a stand-alone condition, "ataxia is a degenerative disease of the nervous system," explains Andrew Rosen, chief executive officer of the National Ataxia Foundation. There are many types ...
Neuronopathy is the result of issues in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) neurons. They may be caused by motor neurone diseases, sensory neuronopathies, toxins, or autonomic dysfunction. Neurotoxins such as chemotherapy agents may cause neuronopathies. [15]