A condition caused by degeneration, atrophy, and destruction of the distal part of a nerve fiber's axon and myelin, when continuity with the neural cell nucleus has been severed due to injury. Signs and symptoms include muscle weakness, altered sensation, and limb numbness. [ NCIT:C85223 ]
Synonyms: Wallerian Degeneration
Term information
- MEDGEN:12132 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MESH:D014855 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- NCIT:C85223 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- UMLS:C0043020 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0043020
http://identifiers.org/medgen/12132
http://identifiers.org/mesh/D014855
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C85223