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MeSH Heading: Muscle Cramp
Tree Number(s): C05.651.475; C10.597.613.500; C23.888.592.608.500
Unique ID: D009120
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009120
Scope Note: A sustained and usually painful contraction of muscle fibers. This may occur as an isolated phenomenon or as a manifestation of an underlying disease process (e.g., UREMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; etc.). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1398)
Entry Term(s): Cramp; Limb Cramp; Muscular Cramp
NLM Classification #: WE 550
See Also: Spasm
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/25

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Muscle Cramp MeSH Descriptor Data 2023