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MeSH Heading: Vagus Nerve Diseases
Tree Number(s): C10.292.887
Unique ID: D020421
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020421
Annotation: neopl: coord IM with CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)
Scope Note: Diseases of the tenth cranial nerve, including brain stem lesions involving its nuclei (solitary, ambiguus, and dorsal motor), nerve fascicles, and intracranial and extracranial course. Clinical manifestations may include dysphagia, vocal cord weakness, and alterations of parasympathetic tone in the thorax and abdomen.
Entry Term(s): Cranial Nerve X Diseases; Motor Disorder, Vagus Nerve; Pneumogastric Nerve Disorders; Sensory Disorder, Vagus Nerve; Tenth Cranial Nerve Diseases; Vagus Nerve Disorders; Vagus Nerve Motor Disorder; Vagus Nerve Sensory Disorder; Vagus Neuropathy
NLM Classification #: WL 330
Previous Indexing: Cranial Nerve Diseases (1981-1999); Vagus Nerve/physiopathology (1966-1999); Vocal Cord Paralysis (1966-1999)
See Also: Cranial Nerve Injuries
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 1955/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0328657
Scope Note: Diseases of the tenth cranial nerve, including brain stem lesions involving its nuclei (solitary, ambiguus, and dorsal motor), nerve fascicles, and intracranial and extracranial course. Clinical manifestations may include dysphagia, vocal cord weakness, and alterations of parasympathetic tone in the thorax and abdomen.
Terms: Vagus Nerve Diseases Preferred Term
Term UI T358657
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Cranial Nerve X Diseases
Term UI T371046
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Pneumogastric Nerve Disorders
Term UI T371047
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Tenth Cranial Nerve Diseases
Term UI T371048
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Vagus Nerve Disorders
Term UI T371049
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Vagus Neuropathy
Term UI T371050
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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