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Term ID: | 5185 |
Name: | High Pressure Neurological Syndrome |
Definition: | A syndrome related to increased atmospheric pressure and characterized by tremors, nausea, dizziness, decreased motor and mental performance, and SEIZURES. This condition may occur in those who dive deeply (c. 1000 ft) usually while breathing a mixture of oxygen and helium. The condition is associated with a neuroexcitatory effect of helium. |
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ParentIDs: | MESH:D002493|MESH:D009784 |
TreeNumbers: | C10.228.470 |C24.410 |
Synonyms: | Experimental High Pressure Neurological Syndrome |High Pressure Nervous Syndrome |High Pressure Neural Syndrome |High Pressure Neurological Syndrome, Experimental |HPNS |HPNSs |
Slim Mappings: | Nervous system disease|Occupational disease |
Reference: |
MedGen: D006610
MeSH: D006610
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Genes: | Phenotypes | | Disease Causing ClinVar Variants | |
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