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MeSH Heading: Neuromuscular Diseases
Tree Number(s): C10.668
Unique ID: D009468
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009468
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse entry term AMYOTONIA CONGENITA with MYOTONIA CONGENITA
Scope Note: A general term encompassing lower MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; and certain MUSCULAR DISEASES. Manifestations include MUSCLE WEAKNESS; FASCICULATION; muscle ATROPHY; SPASM; MYOKYMIA; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA, myalgias, and MUSCLE HYPOTONIA.
Entry Version: NEUROMUSCULAR DIS
Entry Term(s): Amyotonia Congenita; Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome; Fasciculation-Cramp Syndrome, Benign; Foley-Denny-Brown Syndrome; Oppenheim Disease; Oppenheim's Disease
Previous Indexing: Muscular Diseases (1966-1970); Nervous System Diseases (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 1971; AMYOTONIA CONGENITA was heading 1963-96; for MYATONIA CONGENITA & OPPENHEIM'S DISEASE see AMYOTONIA CONGENITA 1963-1996
History Note: 1971; AMYOTONIA CONGENITA was heading 1963-96
Date Established: 1971/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03

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