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Preferred term

Vagus Nerve Diseases  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cranial Nerve X Diseases
  • Pneumogastric Nerve Disorders
  • Tenth Cranial Nerve Diseases
  • Vagus Nerve Disorders
  • Vagus Neuropathy

In other languages

  • French

  • Affections du nerf pneumogastrique
  • Affections du nerf vague
  • Atteintes de la 10ème paire crânienne
  • Atteintes de la dixième paire crânienne
  • Atteintes de la Xème paire crânienne
  • Atteintes du nerf vague
  • Neuropathies vagales

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WQGCJFCD-8

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