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Peripheral Nervous System Diseases

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Definition: Diseases of the peripheral nerves external to the brain and spinal cord, which includes diseases of the nerve roots, ganglia, plexi, autonomic nerves, sensory nerves, and motor nerves.  GEN: prefer specifics; coord IM with specific nerve (IM); "diabetic peripheral neuropathy": index only under DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; DF: PNS DIS   
Examples Acrodynia; Amyloid Neuropathies; Brachial Plexus Neuropathies; Complex Regional Pain Syndromes; Diabetic Neuropathies; Giant Axonal Neuropathy; Guillain-Barre Syndrome; Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome; Isaacs Syndrome; Mononeuropathies; Nerve Compression Syndromes; Neuralgia; Neuritis; Neurofibromatosis 1; Pain Insensitivity, Congenital; Peripheral Nerve Injuries; Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms; Polyneuropathies; Radiculopathy; Tarlov Cysts 		Other names Peripheral Neuropathies; Peripheral Nerve Diseases; Peripheral Neuropathy; Peripheral Nerve Disease; PNS Disease; Neuropathy, Peripheral; Nerve Diseases, Peripheral; Nerve Disease, Peripheral; Peripheral Nervous System Disorders; Peripheral Nervous System Disease; PNS Diseases; PNS (Peripheral Nervous System) Diseases
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Inherited Peripheral Neuropathy  0   *Peripheral Nervous System Diseases.
Navajo neurohepatopathy  0   *Liver Diseases *Peripheral Nervous System Diseases.
Cataract ataxia deafness  0   *Ataxia *Cataract/congenital *Hearing Loss, Sensorineural *Peripheral Nervous System Diseases.
Corpus callosum agenesis neuronopathy  0   *Peripheral Nervous System Diseases *Agenesis of Corpus Callosum.
Accessory deep peroneal nerve  0   *Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Peroneal Nerve/abnormalities.

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