Classification 2025 Winter Edition
Worldwide source of medical classification resourcesWL
Nervous System
Schedule Contents
- Classify general works on the nervous system and its diseases in children in WS 340-342.
- Classify works on neurological nursing and nursing of patients with specific neurologic diseases in WY 160.5.
Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified)
(Cutter from name of organization or society)
(Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Includes membership lists and administrative reports issued serially or separately. Classify directories in WL 22. Classify other serials issued by societies in W1. For academies and institutes see WL 23-24.
Collected works by several authors
Collected works by individual authors
Addresses. Essays. Lectures
General coverage (Not Table-G)
Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Monographs and Serials)
Classification. Terminology
(Monographs and Serials)
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Atlases. Pictorial works
Classify atlases limited to a particular part of the system here also.Education
Classify here works about education.Educational materials
(Monographs and Serials)
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Research (General)
Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Collective laboratories, academies, institutes, etc.
Individual laboratories, academies, institutes, etc. (Cutter from name of institution)
Laboratory manuals. Technique
Informatics. Electronic data processing. Computers (General)
Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.General coverage (Not Table-G)
Collective museums, exhibitions, etc.
[This number not used]
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Handbooks. Resource guides
(Monographs and Serials)
General works
Classify works on the specialty and on the specialty and diseases here. Classify works on diseases alone in WL 140. Cf. WL 103-105 Specific neurosciences
Anatomy. Histology. Embryology. Abnormalities (General)
Physiology (General)
Neural stem cells
Neurons
Motor neurons
Synapses
Nerve endings
Psychophysiology (General)
Classify works on specific topics by subject.Biofeedback
Classify works on biofeedback in behavior therapy in WM 425.5.B6.
Cognitive neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Psychoneuroimmunology
Neurochemistry
Neuroendocrinology
Reflexes
Classify works on conditioned reflexes, etc., in BF 319-319.5.
Physiology of sleep. Sleep disorders
Classify works on psychological aspects of sleep disorders in WM 188.
Sleep apnea syndromes
Nervous system diseases (General)
Classify works on both the specialty and diseases in WL 100.
Neurologic examination. Diagnosis. Diagnostic methods (General or not elsewhere classified)
Brain mapping
Cerebral angiography
Cerebral ventriculography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Magnetoencephalography
Nerve conduction studies
Neuroendoscopy
Neuropsychological tests
Neuroimaging
Pneumoencephalography
Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Electroencephalography. Monitoring (General)
Echoencephalography
Nervous system neoplasms (General)
Central nervous system including works on brain alone (General or not elsewhere classified)
Cf. WL 348 Brain diseases.
Cerebrovascular circulation
Cf. WG 595.C37 Cerebral arteries.
Telencephalon. Cerebrum.
Brain stem
Diencephalon. Thalamus
Limbic system
Cerebellum
Cranial nerves (General or not elsewhere classified)
Localization of function. Cerebral dominance
Physiology of mental processes
Neurobehavioral manifestations
Speech therapy. Language therapy
Cf. WM 475.3 for therapy of disorders of psychogenic origin.
Consciousness disorders
Headache. Headache disorders (General)
Migraine. Vascular headache
Paralysis (General or not elsewhere classified)
Congenital (General or not elsewhere classified)
Traumatic
Cerebrovascular disorders (General or not elsewhere classified)
Brain ischemia. Stroke
Carotid artery diseases
Brain neoplasms. Central nervous system neoplasms (General)
Neurodegenerative diseases (General or not elsewhere classified)
Parkinsonian disorders
Huntington disease
Multiple sclerosis
Kernicterus
Brain surgery. Neurosurgical procedures (General)
Classify works on sympathectomy in WL 610. Classify works on surgery for a particular disorder with the disorder.
Psychosurgery
Epilepsy
Movement disorders (General or not elsewhere classified)
Classify works on muscular diseases in WE 550-559.
Spinal cord. Spinal nerves (General or not elsewhere classified)
Spinal cord diseases
Spinal cord injuries
Myelography
Peripheral nervous system diseases
Peripheral nerve injuries
Neuritis. Neuralgia
General works
Classify here works on specific autonomic nerve groups, not included below.Sympathetic nervous system. Parasympathetic nervous system
Classify works on cranial nerves in WL 330.
General works
Classify works on specific sense organs with the system involved.Vestibular system
Pain
Classify works on individual sense organ and/or pain relating to it with the organ.Pain management
Perception. Perceptual distortion
Classify works on psychological aspects of perception in BF 292. Classify works on perceptual distortion and disorders associated with psychoses in WM 204. Classify works on visual perception in WW 105; on auditory perception in WV 268; on pain perception in WL 704.
Space perception