Pain Insensitivity, Congenital

Introduction: Pain Insensitivity, Congenital

Description of Pain Insensitivity, Congenital

Pain Insensitivity, Congenital: A syndrome characterized by indifference to PAIN despite the ability to distinguish noxious from nonnoxious stimuli. Absent corneal reflexes and MENTAL RETARDATION may be associated. Familial forms with autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant patterns of inheritance have been described. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1343).
Source: MeSH 2007

Pain Insensitivity, Congenital: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Pain Insensitivity, Congenital:

• Pain Insensitivity
• Pain (6458 causes)
• Pain symptoms (6458 causes)
• Pain disorder
• Pain syndrome
• Congenital
• Congenital disease
• Congenital disorder

Terms associated with Pain Insensitivity, Congenital:

Terms Similar to Pain Insensitivity, Congenital:

• Analgesia, Congenital
• Pain Indifference, Congenital

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Pain Insensitivity, Congenital

• Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
• Genetic Diseases, Inborn

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Pain Insensitivity, Congenital

The following list attempts to classify Pain Insensitivity, Congenital into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Neuromuscular Diseases
    • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
      • Pain Insensitivity, Congenital

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
  • Genetic Diseases, Inborn
    • Pain Insensitivity, Congenital

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