Central nervous system disorder

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

CNS disorder, encephalomyelopathy

Broader Terms

nervous system disorder

Narrower Terms

brain disorder, cataplexy, central nervous system neoplasm, degenerative motor system disease, encephalomyelitis, gliosis, hemiplegia, meningitis, migraine, multiple sclerosis, myelinopathy, narcolepsy, paralysis, spinal cord disorder

Related Terms

neurologic manifestation

Scope Note

condition in which there is a deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of any component of the brain (including the cerebral hemispheres, diencephalon, brain stem, and cerebellum) or the spinal cord.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Central nervous system disorder is one of the signs of BSE.
• An important element in the clinical evaluation of just aboutany patient with a central nervous system disorder is the analysisof cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
• The onset of the central nervous system disorder is rapid with peak dysfunction in several days.
• April 27 - A cow showing signs of a central nervous system disorder is slaughtered in Texas without being tested for mad cow disease, as rules require.
• This rare, progressive, central nervous system disorder is associated with a lack of the fatty covering (known as the myelin sheath) in nerve cells.

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