| Descriptor English: | Muscle Cramp | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Calambre Muscular
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Cãibra Muscular | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Crampe musculaire | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Cramp Cramp, Limb Cramp, Muscle Cramp, Muscular Cramps Cramps, Limb Cramps, Muscle Cramps, Muscular Limb Cramp Limb Cramps Muscle Cramps Muscular Cramp Muscular Cramps |
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| Tree number(s): |
C05.651.475 C10.597.613.500 C23.888.592.608.500 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009120 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A sustained and usually painful contraction of muscle fibers. This may occur as an isolated phenomenon or as a manifestation of an underlying disease process (e.g., UREMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; etc.). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1398) |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Related: |
Spasm
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 9311 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D009120 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WE 550 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2003/07/25 |
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Muscle Cramp
- Preferred
Limb Cramp
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0014234 |
| Scope note | A sustained and usually painful contraction of muscle fibers. This may occur as an isolated phenomenon or as a manifestation of an underlying disease process (e.g., UREMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; etc.). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1398) |
| Preferred term | Muscle Cramp |
| Entry term(s) |
Cramp Cramp, Muscle Cramp, Muscular Cramps Cramps, Muscle Cramps, Muscular Muscle Cramps Muscular Cramp Muscular Cramps |
| Concept UI |
M0336409 |
| Preferred term | Limb Cramp |
| Entry term(s) |
Cramp, Limb Cramps, Limb Limb Cramps |
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