Nervous system
SNOMED CT
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Nervous system
Definition
The nervous system is an organ system containing predominantly neuron and glial cells. In bilaterally symmetrical organism, it is arranged in a network of tree-like structures connected to a central body. The main functions of the nervous system are to regulate and control body functions, and to receive sensory input, process this information, and generate behavior [CUMBO].
Also known as neurological system — per UBERON
The Nervous system is a part of the None.
Also identified as
Associated Diseases
| Disease | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Diffuse astrocytoma | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the central nervous system | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Diffuse low-grade glioma, MAPK pathway–altered | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Diffuse meningeal melanocytosis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Diffuse midline glioma, H3 K27-altered | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Diffuse midline glioma, H3 K27M-mutant | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Diffuse pediatric-type high-grade glioma, H3-wildtype and IDH-wildtype | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Distal myopathy | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Distal myopathy | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dopa-responsive dystonia | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dopa-responsive dystonia | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dravet syndrome | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dravet syndrome | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Duchenne muscular dystrophy | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Duchenne muscular dystrophy | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dysautonomia | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dysautonomia | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dystonia 12 | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dystonia 12 | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dystonia 16 | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dystonia 16 | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dystonic disorder | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dystonic disorder | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Early-infantile DEE | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Early-infantile DEE | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Early-onset generalized limb-onset dystonia | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Early-onset generalized limb-onset dystonia | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Embryonal carcinoma of the central nervous system | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy 2, autosomal dominant | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy 2, autosomal dominant | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Encephalitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Encephalitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Encephalomalacia | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Encephalomalacia | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Encephalomyelitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Encephalomyelitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Eosinophilic meningitis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Eosinophilic meningitis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Ependymal tumor | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Ependymoblastoma | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Ependymoma | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Epidural spinal canal angiolipoma | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
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Drugs Acting Here
| Drug | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Acetazolamide | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Acyclovir | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Alpha-Tocopherol | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Alteplase | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Amantadine | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Amifampridine | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Amikacin | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Amphotericin B | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Ampicillin | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Azathioprine | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Baclofen | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Brivaracetam | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Bromocriptine | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Cabergoline | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Cannabidiol | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Carbamazepine | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Carbidopa | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Carboxymethylcellulose | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Cefotaxime | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Ceftazidime | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Ceftriaxone | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Cefuroxime | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Cisplatin | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Citalopram | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Cladribine | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Clobazam | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Clonazepam | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Clonidine | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Cobalamin | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Coenzyme Q10 | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Cyclophosphamide | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Cyclosporine | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dacarbazine | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dactinomycin | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dalfampridine | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dantrolene | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Deflazacort | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Dinutuximab | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Donepezil | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Doxorubicin | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Eculizumab | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Efgartigimod Alfa | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Elivaldogene Autotemcel | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Entacapone | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Etomidate | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Etoposide | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Felbamate | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Fingolimod | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Fluconazole | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
| Flucytosine | may treat a disease of this organ | DERIVED · CC BY 4.0 |
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