Preferred Label : Wallerian Degeneration;
NCIt definition : 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.;
Origin ID : C85223;
UMLS CUI : C0043020;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
