Polyneuropathies
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Polyneuropathies. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Polyneuropathies.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Alcoholic Neuropathy - A condition where damage to the peripheral nervous system (including the peripheral elements of the ...
Alstrom Syndrome - Rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by multiple organ dysfunction. The key clinical featu...
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease - A hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy transmitted most often as an autosomal dominant trait and ...
Dysautonomia, Familial - An autosomal disorder of the peripheral and autonomic nervous systems limited to individuals of Ashk...
Dysautonomia, Familial - An autosomal disorder of the peripheral and autonomic nervous systems limited to individuals of Ashk...
Giant Axonal Neuropathy - Rare autosomal recessive disorder of INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS. The disease is caused by mutati...
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - An acute inflammatory autoimmune neuritis caused by T cell- mediated cellular immune response direct...
Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies - A group of inherited disorders characterized by degeneration of dorsal root and autonomic ganglion c...
Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies - A group of inherited disorders characterized by degeneration of dorsal root and autonomic ganglion c...
Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy - A group of slowly progressive inherited disorders affecting motor and sensory peripheral nerves. Sub...
Miller Fisher Syndrome - A variant of the GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME characterized by the acute onset of oculomotor dysfunction,...
Paraneoplastic Polyneuropathy - A diffuse or multifocal peripheral neuropathy related to the remote effects of a neoplasm, most ofte...
POEMS Syndrome - A multisystemic disorder characterized by a sensorimotor polyneuropathy (POLYNEUROPATHIES), organome...
Polyneuropathies - Diseases of multiple peripheral nerves simultaneously. Polyneuropathies usually are characterized b...
Polyradiculoneuropathy - Diseases characterized by injury or dysfunction involving multiple peripheral nerves and nerve roots...
Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating - A slowly progressive autoimmune demyelinating disease of peripheral nerves and nerve roots. Clinical...
Polyradiculopathy - Disease or injury involving multiple SPINAL NERVE ROOTS. Polyradiculitis refers to inflammation of m...
Refsum Disease - An autosomal recessive familial disorder that usually presents in childhood with POLYNEUROPATHY; SEN...
Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary - A group of inherited diseases that share similar phenotypes but are genetically diverse. Different g...
Tangier Disease - An autosomal recessively inherited disorder caused by mutation of ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS ...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.