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Congenital insensitivity to pain

LC control no.sh2008008364
Topical headingCongenital insensitivity to pain
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Variant(s)Analgesia, Congenital
Analgia, Congenital
CIPA (Congenital insensitivity to pain)
Congenital analgesia
Congenital analgia
Congenital indifference to pain
Congenital pain insensitivity
Indifference to pain, Congenital
Insensitivity to pain, Congenital
Pain insensitivity, Congenital
See alsoNeuromuscular diseases
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Syndromes
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Found inWork cat.: A life without pain, 2005.
Wikipedia, Oct. 23, 2008 (Congenital insensitivity to pain (CIPA) also known as congenital analgia, is a rare condition where a person cannot feel (and has never felt) physical pain)
MESH, Nov. 17, 2008 ( hdg.: Pain insensitivity, Congenital; BT: Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; a syndrome characterized by indifference to pain; entry terms: Analgesia, Congenital; Pain indifference, Congenital; tree: Neuromuscular diseases)