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Descriptor
English
:
Polyradiculoneuropathy
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Polirradiculoneuropatía
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Polirradiculoneuropatia
Synonyms
English
:
Polyradiculoneuritis
Autoimmune Demyelinating Disease, Peripheral
Demyelinating Autoimmune Disease, Peripheral
Demyelinating Disease, Peripheral Autoimmune
Peripheral Autoimmune Demyelinating Disease
Tree Number:
C10.114.750
C10.314.750
C10.668.829.800.750
C20.111.258.750
Definition
English
:
Diseases characterized by injury or dysfunction involving multiple
peripheral nerves
and nerve roots. The process may primarily
affect
myelin or nerve
axons
. Two of the more common demyelinating
forms
are acute inflammatory
polyradiculopathy
(GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME) and
POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY
, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING. Polyradiculoneuritis refers to
inflammation
of multiple
peripheral nerves
and
spinal nerve roots.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
POLYRADICULOPATHY
(dis of multiple nerve roots) nor with
RADICULOPATHY
(dis of a single nerve root)
History Note
English
:
2000(1979)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced
classification
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complications
diet therapy
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drug therapy
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embryology
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history
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mortality
nursing
pathology
prevention & control
physiopathology
parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
11566
Unique Identifier:
D011129
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