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MOTOR NEURON DISEASE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Nervous System
Universal entry(ies)
G12.2
classification system code, see observation
DEF

[A disease], often hereditary, ... characterized by degeneration of motor neurons and progressive weakness and atrophy of muscles.

CONT

The motor neuron diseases (MNDs) are a group of progressive neurological disorders that destroy motor neurons, the cells that control essential voluntary muscle activity such as speaking, walking, breathing, and swallowing.

OBS

G12.2: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

Key term(s)
  • motorneuron disease

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
G12.2
classification system code, see observation
CONT

Les maladies des motoneurones sont caractérisées par une détérioration progressive des cellules nerveuses qui initient le mouvement musculaire. Il en résulte que les muscles stimulés par ces nerfs se détériorent, s’affaiblissent et ne peuvent plus fonctionner normalement.

OBS

G12.2 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
  • Sistema nervioso
Entrada(s) universal(es)
G12.2
classification system code, see observation
CONT

Las enfermedades de las neuronas motoras representan un grupo heterogéneo de trastornos neurodegenerativos letales cuyas causas aún se desconocen en gran medida.

OBS

G12.2: código de la Clasificación Estadística Internacional de Enfermedades y Problemas Relacionados con la Salud.

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