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Morvan syndrome

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0008718

Morvan syndrome is a rare, life-threatening, acquired neurologic disease characterized by neuromyotonia, dysautonomia and encephalopathy with severe insomnia. Signs involving central (e.g. hallucinations, confusion, amnesia, myoclonus), autonomic (e.g. variations in blood pressure, hyperhidrosis) and peripheral (e.g. painful cramps, myokymia) hyperactivity, as well as systemic manifestations (such as weight loss, pruritus, fever), are reported. Thymoma is present in some cases. [ Orphanet:83467 ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • GARD:0009766 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • SCTID:763803004 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • Orphanet:83467 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • EFO:1001897 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • UMLS:C0751540 (Orphanet:83467/e)
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ordo_disease

definition

Morvan syndrome is a rare, life-threatening, acquired neurologic disease characterized by neuromyotonia, dysautonomia and encephalopathy with severe insomnia. Signs involving central (e.g. hallucinations, confusion, amnesia, myoclonus), autonomic (e.g. variations in blood pressure, hyperhidrosis) and peripheral (e.g. painful cramps, myokymia) hyperactivity, as well as systemic manifestations (such as weight loss, pruritus, fever), are reported. Thymoma is present in some cases.

exactMatch

http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0751540, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/763803004, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Orphanet_83467

has exact synonym

Morvan's fibrillary chorea, limbic encephalitis-neuromyotonia-hyperhidrosis-polyneuropathy syndrome

id

MONDO:0008718