84782009: Peripheral nerve structure (body structure)

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\Body system structure\Structure of nervous system (body structure)\Structure of subdivision of nervous system (body structure)\Peripheral nervous system structure\Peripheral nerve structure
\Body system structure\Structure of nervous system (body structure)\Nerve structure\Peripheral nerve structure

\Body tissue structure\Structure of soft tissue (body structure)\Peripheral nerve structure

Status: current, Not sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jan 2002. Module: SNOMED CT core

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Outbound Relationships	Type	Target	Active	Characteristic	Refinability	Group	Values
Peripheral nerve structure	Is a	Nerve structure	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Peripheral nerve structure	Is a	Peripheral nervous system structure	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Peripheral nerve structure	partie de	Entire peripheral nervous system	false	Additional relationship	Some
Peripheral nerve structure	Is a	Structure of soft tissue (body structure)	true	Inferred relationship	Some

Inbound Relationships	Type	Active	Source	Characteristic	Refinability	Group
Tropical ataxic neuropathy (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	3
Polyneuropathy due to diabetes mellitus	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Polyneuritis cranialis	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Acrodynia due to mercury poisoning	Finding site	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	4
Polyradiculopathy	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Motor polyneuropathy	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Mixed sensorimotor polyneuropathy due to diabetes mellitus (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Motor polyneuropathy due to diabetes mellitus (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Sensory neuropathy due to diabetes mellitus (disorder)	Finding site	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Polyradiculoneuropathy	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Acute infective polyneuritis (disorder)	Finding site	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some
Porphyric polyneuropathy	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Post-infectious polyneuritis	Finding site	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Idiopathic small fiber peripheral neuropathy (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Polyneuropathy due to classical cystic fibrosis (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
This rare neurologic disease is a slowly progressive Refsum-like disorder associating signs of peripheral neuropathy with late-onset hearing loss, cataract and pigmentary retinopathy that become evident during the third decade of life.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Length-dependent peripheral neuropathy (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
This syndrome is characterized by the association of sensorineural hearing impairment and peripheral neuropathy.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	4
Peripheral neuropathy due to hypervitaminosis B6 (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Primary malignant neuroepitheliomatous neoplasm of peripheral nerve (disorder)	Finding site	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Primary malignant neuroepitheliomatous neoplasm of peripheral nerve (disorder)	Finding site	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	3
Polyneuropathy co-occurrent and due to systemic connective tissue disorder (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
A rare neurologic disease characterized by progressive sensorineural deafness, progressive sensory neuropathy and gastrointestinal abnormalities, including progressive loss of gastric motility and small bowel diverticulosis and ulcerations, resulting in cachexia. Additional neurological manifestations may include dysarthria and absent tendon reflexes, as well as ptosis and external ophthalmoplegia. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1985.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	6
Facial nerve function study	Procedure site - Direct (attribute)	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Nerve conduction study	Procedure site - Direct (attribute)	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	4
Motor nerve conduction studies	Procedure site - Direct (attribute)	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	4
Sensory nerve conduction study (procedure)	Procedure site - Direct (attribute)	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	4
Mixed nerve conduction study	Procedure site - Direct (attribute)	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	4
Collision test	Procedure site - Direct (attribute)	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	4
Repetitive nerve stimulation	Procedure site - Direct (attribute)	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	4
F-wave recording	Procedure site - Direct (attribute)	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	3
Polyneuropathy caused by ionizing radiation (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
insertion d'un stimulateur électronique dans un nerf périphérique	Procedure site - Indirect (attribute)	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Insertion of temporary neurostimulator into peripheral nerve (procedure)	Procedure site - Indirect (attribute)	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Insertion of neurostimulator into peripheral nerve	Procedure site - Indirect (attribute)	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Injection of botulinum toxin into peripheral nerve (procedure)	Procedure site - Indirect (attribute)	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Excision of neurofibroma, extensive	Procedure site - Direct (attribute)	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Excision of neurofibroma of cutaneous nerve	Procedure site - Direct (attribute)	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	3
Excision of neurofibroma (procedure)	Procedure site - Direct (attribute)	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Chronic painful polyneuropathy following chemotherapy	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	3
Morvan syndrome is a rare, life-threatening, acquired neurologic disease characterized by neuromyotonia, dysautonomia and encephalopathy with severe insomnia. Signs involving central (e.g. hallucinations, confusion, amnesia, myoclonus), autonomic (e.g. variations in blood pressure, hyperhidrosis) and peripheral (e.g. painful cramps, myokymia) hyperactivity, as well as systemic manifestations (such as weight loss, pruritus, fever), are reported. Thymoma is present in some cases.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Deafness-encephaloneuropathy-obesity-valvulopathy syndrome is a rare mitochondrial disease with marked clinical variability typically characterized by encephalomyopathy, kidney disease (nephrotic syndrome), optic atrophy, early-onset deafness, pancytopenia, obesity, and cardiac disease (valvulopathy). Additionally, macrocephaly, intellectual disability, hyperlactatemia, elevated lactate/pyruvate ratio, insulin-dependent diabetes, livedo reticularis, liver dysfunction and seizures have also been associated.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	4
Encephalopathy-hypertrophic cardiomyopathy-renal tubular disease syndrome is a rare mitochondrial disease due to a defect in coenzyme Q10 biosynthesis that manifests with a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms which may include: neonatal lactic acidosis, global developmental delay, tonus disorder, seizures, reduced spontaneous movements, ventricular hypertrophy, bradycardia, renal tubular dysfunction with massive lactic acid excretion in urine, severe biochemical defect of respiratory chain complexes II/III when assayed together and deficiency of coenzyme Q10 in skeletal muscle. Cerebral and cerebellar atrophy can be seen on magnetic resonance imaging and multiple choroid plexus cysts and symmetrical hyperechoic signal alterations in basal ganglia have been observed on ultrasound.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	3
Peripheral demyelinating neuropathy-central dysmyelinating leucodystrophy-Waardenburg syndrome-Hirschsprung disease (PCWH) is a systemic disease characterised by the association of the features of Waardenburg-Shah syndrome (WSS) with neurological features of variable severity.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
A rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome characterized by acute onset monophasic sensory neuropathy with diminished or absent tendon reflexes, loss of proprioception, positive Romberg sign and nerve conduction features of demyelination. It presents several weeks after acute infection with paresthesias, ataxia and neuropathic pain.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Neurolymphomatosis is a rare syndrome of peripheral and cranial nerve dysfunction in patients with hematologic malignancies, mostly non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or acute leukemia, characterized by painful or painless involvement of peripheral or cranial nerves or nerve roots. The clinical presentation is diverse depending on the site involved and includes plexopathy, mononeuritis multiplex, peripheral neuropathy, radiculopathy and cranial nerve palsies.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Paraparetic variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome characterized by isolated leg weakness, areflexia and radicular leg pain that may simulate a cauda equina or spinal cord syndrome. The arms, ocular, facial, and oropharyngeal muscles are spared, and sphincteric function is normal.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Peripheral neuropathy due to and following antineoplastic therapy (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy due to diabetes mellitus (disorder)	Finding site	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy due to type 2 diabetes mellitus (disorder)	Finding site	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy due to type 1 diabetes mellitus (disorder)	Finding site	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Sensory neuropathy due to type 1 diabetes mellitus (disorder)	Finding site	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Radiculoplexus neuropathy due to diabetes mellitus (disorder)	Finding site	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	3
Polyneuropathy-intellectual disability-acromicria-premature menopause syndrome is a rare genetic syndromic intellectual disability characterized by intellectual disability, polyneuropathy, short stature and short limbs, brachydactyly, and premature ovarian insufficiency. Only one familial case with three affected females was described and there have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1971.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	3
Lyme mononeuritis multiplex	Finding site	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Mononeuritis multiplex	Finding site	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Progressive polyneuropathy with bilateral striatal necrosis is a rare, genetic disorder of thiamine metabolism and transport characterized by the childhood-onset of recurrent episodes of flaccid paralysis and encephalopathy, associated with bilateral striatal necrosis and chronic progressive axonal polyneuropathy with proximal and distal muscle weakness, areflexia, contractures and foot deformities.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	3
Digital extensor muscle aplasia-polyneuropathy is a rare, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy characterized by flexion deformities of the thumb and fingers, sensory deficit in the hand and polyneuropathic electrophysiologic findings in the limbs. Operation on the hands reveals extensor muscles and their tendons to be absent or hypoplastic. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1986.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Leprosy neuropathy	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Mumps polyneuropathy	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of peripheral nerve (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Syphilitic polyneuropathy	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Late congenital syphilitic polyneuropathy	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
A rare, genetic, hematologic and neurologic disease characterized by chronic, Coombs-negative hemolysis associated with early-onset, relapsing, immune-mediated, inflammatory, axonal or demyelinating, sensory-motor, peripheral polyneuropathy and isolated or recurrent cerebrovascular events (in anterior or posterior circulation).	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	5
Acellular processed cadaver allograft of peripheral nerve to peripheral nerve	Procedure site - Direct (attribute)	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Acute infective polyneuritis (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Injury of nerve of pelvic girdle (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Implantation of neurostimulator into peripheral nerve	Procedure site - Indirect (attribute)	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Neoplasm of peripheral nerve of pelvis (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Targeted muscle reinnervation	Procedure site - Direct (attribute)	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Benign neoplasm of peripheral nerves of head	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
A rare, acquired, demyelinating neuropathy disease characterized by acute, symmetric, monophasic sensory neuropathy without motor involvement, typically manifesting with numbness in the distal lower limbs which progressively extends to all the limb, tingling sensation in the distal lower limbs, generalized areflexia, and unsteady gait, as well as clumsiness of the upper limbs, pseudoathetosis and loss of vibration sense.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
46,XY gonadal dysgenesis-motor and sensory neuropathy syndrome is a rare, genetic, developmental defect during embryogenesis disorder characterized by partial (unilateral testis, persistence of Müllerian duct structures) or complete (streak gonads only) gonadal dysgenesis, usually manifesting with primary amenorrhea in individuals with female phenotype but 46,XY karyotype, and sensorimotor dysmyelinating minifascicular polyneuropathy, which presents with numbness, weakness, exercise-induced muscle cramps, sensory disturbances and reduced/absent deep tendon reflexes. Germ cell tumors (seminoma, dysgerminoma, gonadoblastoma) may develop from the gonadal tissue.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Pharyngeal-cervical-brachial variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare, acquired peripheral neuropathy disease characterized by rapidly progressive oropharyngeal (facial palsy, dysarthria) and cervicobrachial weakness, associated with upper limb weakness and hypo/areflexia, in the absence of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, altered consciousness, and prominent lower limb weakness. The presence of monospecific IgG anti-GT1a antibodies is associated.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
A rare genetic peripheral neuropathy characterized by recurrent, stereotyped, episodic intense pain, occurring predominantly in either the upper body or lower limbs in several members of a family, which is triggered or exacerbated by fatigue, cold exposure, fasting, weather changes and/or physical stress or exertion and may or may not diminish with age. Sweating and other manifestations, such as tachycardia, breathing difficulties and generalized pallor, may be associated.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Neoplasm of peripheral nerves of neck	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Neuropathic arthropathy due to type 2 diabetes mellitus	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	4
Neoplasm of peripheral nerves of hip	Finding site	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Korsakov's alcoholic psychosis with peripheral neuritis	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
A rare, genetic, peripheral neuropathy disorder due to gain-of-function mutations in voltage-gated sodium channels present in the small peripheral nerve fibers characterized by neuropathic pain of varying intensity (often beginning in the distal extremities and with a burning quality) associated with autonomic dysfunction (e.g. orthostatic dizziness, palpitations, dry eyes and mouth), abnormal quantitative sensory testing, and reduction in intraepidermal nerve fiber density. Large fiber functions (i.e. normal strength, tendon reflexes, and vibration sense) and nerve conduction studies are typically normal.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Neuropathic arthropathy due to diabetes mellitus (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Peripheral neuropathy-myopathy-hoarseness-hearing loss syndrome is a rare, syndromic genetic deafness characterized by a combination of muscle weakness, chronic neuropathic and myopathic features, hoarseness and sensorineural hearing loss. A wide range of disease onset and severity has been reported even within the same family.	Finding site	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	4
Neuropathic arthropathy due to type 1 diabetes mellitus	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	3
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Glossopharyngeal nerve structure	Is a	False	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy with central nervous system demyelination	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Congenital polyneuropathy	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Subacute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Diabetic mononeuropathy multiplex	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Guillain-Barré syndrome	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Structure of branch of cranial nerve (body structure)	Is a	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some
A rare pure motor axonal form of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
A rare motor-sensory, axonal form of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
A rare inflammatory neuropathy belonging to the clinical spectrum of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Pharyngeal-cervical-brachial variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare, acquired peripheral neuropathy disease characterized by rapidly progressive oropharyngeal (facial palsy, dysarthria) and cervicobrachial weakness, associated with upper limb weakness and hypo/areflexia, in the absence of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, altered consciousness, and prominent lower limb weakness. The presence of monospecific IgG anti-GT1a antibodies is associated.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
A rare, acquired, demyelinating neuropathy disease characterized by acute, symmetric, monophasic sensory neuropathy without motor involvement, typically manifesting with numbness in the distal lower limbs which progressively extends to all the limb, tingling sensation in the distal lower limbs, generalized areflexia, and unsteady gait, as well as clumsiness of the upper limbs, pseudoathetosis and loss of vibration sense.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
A rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome characterized by acute onset monophasic sensory neuropathy with diminished or absent tendon reflexes, loss of proprioception, positive Romberg sign and nerve conduction features of demyelination. It presents several weeks after acute infection with paresthesias, ataxia and neuropathic pain.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Paraparetic variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome characterized by isolated leg weakness, areflexia and radicular leg pain that may simulate a cauda equina or spinal cord syndrome. The arms, ocular, facial, and oropharyngeal muscles are spared, and sphincteric function is normal.	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Sensory polyneuropathy due to diabetes mellitus (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Peripheral sensory neuropathy (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Epithelioid malignant nerve sheath tumor (disorder)	Finding site	True	Peripheral nerve structure	Inferred relationship	Some	1

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Id	Description	Lang	Type	Status	Case?	Module
140557016	Peripheral nerve	en	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT core
506228018	Peripheral nerve structure	en	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT core
826698011	Peripheral nerve structure (body structure)	en	Fully specified name	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT core
892131000172116	nerf périphérique	fr	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT Switzerland NRC maintained Module
977481000172113	structure du nerf périphérique	fr	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT Switzerland NRC maintained Module
7022441000241117	structure d'un nerf périphérique	fr	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT Switzerland NRC maintained Module