loading...| Preferred Name |
Peripheral Neuropathy |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C119734 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A nerve problem that causes pain, numbness, tingling, swelling, or muscle weakness in different parts of the body. It usually begins in the hands or feet and gets worse over time. Neuropathy may be caused by physical injury, infection, toxic substances, disease (such as cancer, diabetes, kidney failure, or malnutrition), or drugs, including anticancer drugs. A disorder affecting one or more peripheral nerves. It is manifested with pain, tingling, numbness, and/ or muscle weakness. Causes may include physical injury, toxic substances, viral infection and systemic illness. |
| code |
C119734 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD |
| DEFINITION |
A disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system. It manifests with pain, tingling, numbness, and muscle weakness. It may be the result of physical injury, toxic substances, viral diseases, diabetes, renal failure, cancer, and drugs. |
| FULL_SYN |
Peripheral Nerve Disorder |
| Has_NICHD_Parent | |
| label |
Peripheral Neuropathy |
| NCI_META_CUI |
CL481024 |
| NICHD_Hierarchy_Term |
Peripheral Neuropathy |
| Preferred_Name |
Peripheral Neuropathy |
| prefixIRI |
C119734 |
| prefLabel |
Peripheral Neuropathy |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| subClassOf |