Vagus Nerve Diseases

Diseases of the tenth cranial nerve, including brain stem lesions involving its nuclei (solitary, ambiguus, and dorsal motor), nerve fascicles, and intracranial and extracranial course. Clinical manifestations may include dysphagia, vocal cord weakness, and alterations of parasympathetic tone in the thorax and abdomen.

Year introduced: 2000

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Tree Number(s): C10.292.887

MeSH Unique ID: D020421

Entry Terms:

• Vagus Nerve Disease
• Cranial Nerve X Diseases
• Pneumogastric Nerve Disorders
• Disorder, Pneumogastric Nerve
• Disorders, Pneumogastric Nerve
• Pneumogastric Nerve Disorder
• Tenth Cranial Nerve Diseases
• Vagus Nerve Disorders
• Vagus Nerve Disorder
• Vagus Neuropathy
• Neuropathies, Vagus
• Neuropathy, Vagus
• Vagus Neuropathies
• Sensory Disorder, Vagus Nerve
• Vagus Nerve Sensory Disorder
• Motor Disorder, Vagus Nerve
• Vagus Nerve Motor Disorder

Previous Indexing:

• Cranial Nerve Diseases (1981-1999)
• Vagus Nerve/physiopathology (1966-1999)
• Vocal Cord Paralysis (1966-1999)

See Also:

• Cranial Nerve Injuries

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Nervous System Diseases
Cranial Nerve Diseases
Vagus Nerve Diseases
Vagus Nerve Injuries
Vocal Cord Paralysis