The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD
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List of ICD-10 codes. The version for 2007 is available online at [1]

Chapter Blocks Title
I Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
II Neoplasms
III Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) is a huge controlled vocabulary (or metadata system) for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books in the life sciences. Created and updated by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), it is used by the MEDLINE/PubMed
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In human anatomy, the anterior cerebral artery supplies oxygen to most medial portions of frontal lobes and superior medial parietal lobes. It arises from the internal carotid artery and is part of the Circle of Willis.
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In animals, the brain or encephalon (Greek for "in the skull"), is the control center of the central nervous system, responsible for behavior. The brain is located in the head, protected by the skull and close to the primary sensory apparatus of vision, hearing,
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GPnotebook is a British medical database for general practitioners (GPs).^[1] It is an online encyclopaedia of medicine that provides an immediate reference resource for clinicians worldwide. The database consists of over 30,000 pages of information.
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nervous system of an animal coordinates the activity of the muscles, monitors the organs, constructs and also stops input from the senses, and initiates actions. Prominent parts of a nervous system include neurons and nerves, which are used in coordination.
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Pathology is the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs, tissues, cells and bodily fluids.
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Inflammation (Latin, inflammatio, to set on fire) is the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants.
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The central nervous system (CNS) represents the largest part of the nervous system, including the brain and the spinal cord. Together with the peripheral nervous system, it has a fundamental role in the control of behavior.
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Meningitis
Classification & external resources

Meninges of the central nervous system: dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater.
ICD-10 G 00. -G 03.
ICD-9 320 - 322

DiseasesDB 22543
MedlinePlus 000680
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MeSH D001100 Arachnoiditis is a neuropathic disease caused by the inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surround and protect the nerves of the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord.
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MeSH D004660 Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain, commonly caused by a viral infection. Sometimes, encephalitis can result from a bacterial infection, such as bacterial meningitis, or it may be a complication of other infectious diseases like rabies (viral) or
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MeSH D009187 Myelitis is a human disease involving swelling of the spinal cord, which disrupts central nervous system functions linking the brain and limbs.

Symptoms and signs

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MeSH D004679 Encephalomyelitis is a general term for inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, describing a number of disorders:

• acute disseminated encephalomyelitis or postinfectious encephalomyelitis

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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
Classification & external resources

ICD-10
ICD-9

DiseasesDB 158

eMedicine neuro/500  
MeSH
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MeSH D015493 Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) is an infection of the spinal cord by Human T-lymphotropic virus resulting in paraparesis or weakness of the legs. As the name suggests, it is most common in tropical regions, including the Caribbean and Africa.
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Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body. Causes of atrophy include poor nourishment, poor circulation, loss of hormonal support, loss of nerve supply to the target organ,
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MeSH D006816 Huntington's disease (HD), also misspelt as Huntington disease and known historically as Huntington's chorea and chorea maior
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MeSH D020754 Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is a genetic disease with multiple types, each of which could be considered a disease in its own right.

Symptoms

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MeSH D005621 Friedreich's ataxia is an inherited disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous system resulting in symptoms ranging from gait disturbance and speech problems to heart disease.
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MeSH D015419 Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), also called familial spastic paraparesis (FSP), refers to a group of inherited disorders that are characterized by progressive weakness and stiffness of the legs.
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MeSH D009134 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a term applied to a number of different disorders, all having in common a genetic cause and the manifestation of weakness due to loss of the motor neurons of the spinal cord and brainstem.
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Werdnig-Hoffman disease / Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 G 12.0
ICD-9 335.0

OMIM 253300

MedlinePlus 000996
eMedicine orthoped/304   Werdnig-Hoffman disease
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Kugelberg-Welander disease / Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 3
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 G 12.1
ICD-9 335.11

OMIM 158600
DiseasesDB 12315

eMedicine pmr/62   Kugelberg-Welander disease
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MeSH D010244 Fazio Londe Syndrome is an inherited motor neuron disease found in children and young adults.

See also

• Progressive bulbar palsy

External links

• synd/1909 at Who Named It
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Motor neurone disease
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 G 12.2
ICD-9 335.2

DiseasesDB 8358

MeSH D016472 The motor neurone diseases (or motor neuron diseases
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 G 12.2
ICD-9 335.20

OMIM 105400
DiseasesDB 29148
MedlinePlus 000688
eMedicine neuro/14   emerg/24 pmr/10
MeSH D000690 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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MeSH D009134 Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) is a rare subtype of Motor neurone disease (MND) which affects only the lower motor neurones. This is contrast to the most common form of MND, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which affects both the upper and lower motor neurones.
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