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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000699
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000699
Preferred Name

Pain Insensitivity, Congenital

Definitions
A syndrome characterized by indifference to PAIN despite the ability to distinguish noxious from non-noxious stimuli. Absent corneal reflexes and INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY may be associated. Familial forms with autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant patterns of inheritance have been described. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1343)
Synonyms
Congenital Pain Indifferences
Insensitivity To Pain, Congenital
Congenital Insensitivity To Pain
Congenital Pain Insensitivity
Congenital Indifference to Pain
Pain Indifference, Congenital
Channelopathy-Associated Insensitivity To Pain
Insensitivity, Congenital Pain
Congenital Analgesia
Analgesia, Congenital
Congenital Pain Indifference
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