Information about Neuritis

Further information: Neuropathy Neuralgia

Classification & external resources
ICD-10M79.2
ICD-9729.2
MeSHD009443
Neuritis is the general inflammation of the peripheral nervous system.

Symptoms

Symptoms depend on the nerves involved, but may include pain, paresthesia paresis, hypoesthesia (numbness), anesthesia, paralysis, wasting, and disappearance of the reflexes.

Causes

See also underlying causes of neuropathy.

Types of Neuritis

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Neuropathy
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 G 56. - G 63. ,
G 90.0 , G 99.0
ICD-9 337.0 - 337.1 ,
356 - 357 , 377

eMedicine topic list Neuropathy is usually short for peripheral neuropathy
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MeSH D009437 Neuralgia is a painful disorder of the nerves. Under the general heading of neuralgia are trigeminal neuralgia (TN), atypical facial pain, and postherpetic neuralgia (caused by shingles or herpes).
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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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The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD
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The following is a list of codes for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. These codes are in the public domain.

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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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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 Peripheral nervous system resides or extends outside the "CNS" central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) to serve the limbs and organs. Unlike the central nervous system, however, the PNS is not protected by bone, leaving it exposed to toxins and mechanical injuries.
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Pain is a sensation transmitted from sensory nerves through the spinal cord and to the sensory area of the cerebrum, where the sensation is perceived. It is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional
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Paresthesia
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 R 20.2
ICD-9 782.0 , 355.1

Paresthesia or paraesthesia (in British English) is a sensation of tingling , pricking , or numbness
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Paresis is a condition typified by partial loss of movement, or impaired movement. When used without qualifiers, it usually refers to the limbs, but it also can be used to describe the muscles of the eyes and also the stomach.
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Hypoesthesia
Classifications and external resources

ICD-10 R 20.1
ICD-9 782.0

DiseasesDB 24182

MeSH D006987 Hypoesthesia refers to a reduced sense of touch or sensation, or a partial loss of sensitivity to sensory stimuli.
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Anesthesia or anaesthesia (see spelling differences; from Greek αν- an- “without” + αἲσθησις aisthesis
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Paralysis is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. Paralysis often includes loss of feeling in the affected area.

Causes

Paralysis is most often caused by damage to the nervous system or brain, especially the spinal cord.
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ReFLEX is a wireless protocol developed by Motorola which is used for two-way paging. It is based on the one-way FLEX protocol and comes in two variants, ReFLEX25 and ReFLEX50. Later version 2.7 of the ReFLEX protocol was released. Devices compliant with ReFLEX 2.7.
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Neuropathy
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 G 56. - G 63. ,
G 90.0 , G 99.0
ICD-9 337.0 - 337.1 ,
356 - 357 , 377

eMedicine topic list Neuropathy is usually short for peripheral neuropathy
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An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. In an infection, the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host's resources to multiply (usually at the expense of the host).
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Herpes simplex
Classification & external resources

Microscopy image of a Herpes simplex virus.
ICD-10 A 60. , B 00. , G 05.1 , P 35.2
ICD-9 054.0 , 054.1 , 054.2 , 054.3 , 771.
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Herpes zoster
Classification & external resources

Herpes zoster blisters on the neck and shoulder
ICD-10 B 02.
ICD-9 053

DiseasesDB 29119
MedlinePlus 000858
eMedicine med/1007   derm/180 emerg/823 oph/257 ped/996

Herpes zoster
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Leprosy
Classification & external resources

A 24-year-old man infected with leprosy.
ICD-10 A 30.
ICD-9 030

OMIM 246300
DiseasesDB 8478
MedlinePlus 001347
eMedicine med/1281   derm/223 neuro/187

MeSH C01.252.410.040.
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Guillain-Barré syndrome
Classification & external resources

ICD-10
ICD-9

DiseasesDB 5465

eMedicine emerg/222  
MeSH D020275
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Physical trauma refers to a physical injury. A trauma patient is someone who has suffered serious and life-threatening physical injury potentially resulting in secondary complications such as shock, respiratory failure and death.
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Radiation as used in physics, is energy in the form of waves or moving subatomic particles. Radiation can be classified as ionizing or non-ionizing radiation, depending on its effect on atomic matter.
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MeSH D004165 Diphtheria (Greek διφθερα (diphthera) — “pair of leather scrolls”), is an upper respiratory tract illness characterized by sore throat, low-grade fever, and an adherent membrane (a
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Diabetes mellitus
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 E 10. –E 14.
ICD-9 250

MedlinePlus 001214
eMedicine med/546   emerg/134

MeSH C18.452.394.
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Beriberi
Classification & external resources

A sufferer - Turn of the 20th Century in southeast Asia
ICD-10 E 51.1
ICD-9 265.0

DiseasesDB 14107

eMedicine ped/229   med/221
MeSH D001602 Beriberi
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For the similarly spelled nucleic acid, see Thymine


Thiamine or thiamin, also known as vitamin B1 and aneurine hydrochloride, is one of the B vitamins.
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Hypothyroidism
Classification & external resources

Triiodothyronine, the most active form of thyroid hormone
ICD-10 E 03.9
ICD-9 244.9

DiseasesDB 6558

eMedicine med/1145  
MeSH D007037 Hypothyroidism
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