Central nervous system

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 278199004

Central nervous system

Definition

The central nervous system is the core nervous system that serves an integrating and coordinating function. In vertebrates it consists of the neural tube derivatives: the brain and spinal cord. In invertebrates it includes central ganglia plus nerve cord.

Also known as CNS, systema nervosum centrale — per UBERON

The Central nervous system is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as

Associated Diseases

Disease Involvement Source
Acquired idiopathic torsion dystonia Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Acquired idiopathic torsion dystonia Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
ACTH-producing pituitary gland adenoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
ACTH-producing pituitary gland carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Acute hemorrhagic encephalitis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Acute hemorrhagic encephalitis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Acute necrotizing encephalitis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Acute necrotizing encephalitis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adamantinous craniopharyngioma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adamantinous craniopharyngioma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult anaplastic ependymoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult anaplastic ependymoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult astrocytic tumor Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult astrocytic tumor Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult brain ependymoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult brain ependymoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult brain stem neoplasm Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult brainstem glioma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult brainstem glioma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system choriocarcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system choriocarcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system embryonal carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system embryonal carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system germ cell tumor Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system germ cell tumor Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system germinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system germinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system mature teratoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system mature teratoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system mixed germ cell tumor Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system mixed germ cell tumor Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal neoplasm Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal neoplasm Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system teratoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult central nervous system teratoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult cerebellar neoplasm Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult choroid plexus neoplasm Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes, c19mc-altered Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes, c19mc-altered Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult intracranial malignant hemangiopericytoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult intracranial malignant hemangiopericytoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult leptomeningeal melanoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult leptomeningeal melanoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult medulloblastoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult medulloblastoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Adult oligodendroglioma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0

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Drugs Acting Here

Drug Effect Source
Vancomycin may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Vorasidenib may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Warfarin may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Ziprasidone may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Zonisamide may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0

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5 entries above are marked DERIVED: Atlas Médico inferred them by combining two sourced claims, and no source asserts these links directly. Treat them as a navigation aid, not as a clinical statement.