Preferred Label : Acute motor sensory axonal neuropathy;
ICD-11 definition : Acute motor-sensory axonal neuropathy (AMSAN) is a motor-sensory, axonal form of Guillain-Barré
syndrome with a clinical picture (muscle weakness and sensory deficits) similar to
that of the more frequent demyelinating form of GBS (acute inflammatory demyelinating
polyradiculoneuropathy; AIDP) but with a more severe disease course.;
ICD-11 synonym : AMSAN - [Acute motor sensory axonal neuropathy];
ICD-11 acronym : AMSAN;
Origin ID : 98367105;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Acute motor-sensory axonal neuropathy (AMSAN) is a motor-sensory, axonal form of Guillain-Barré
syndrome with a clinical picture (muscle weakness and sensory deficits) similar to
that of the more frequent demyelinating form of GBS (acute inflammatory demyelinating
polyradiculoneuropathy; AIDP) but with a more severe disease course.
