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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Neurologic Manifestations > Paralysis
Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Paralysis

Preferred term

Paralysis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Palsies
  • Palsy
  • Plegia
  • Plegias

Note

  • severe loss of motor function as compared with PARESIS, a slight loss; GENERAL PARALYSIS see NEUROSYPHILIS does not mean "generalized paralysis" ( = PARALYSIS); spastic paralysis = PARALYSIS (IM) + MUSCLE SPASTICITY (NIM); flaccid paralysis = PARALYSIS (IM) + MUSCLE FLACCIDITY (NIM)

Scope note

  • A general term most often used to describe severe or complete loss of muscle strength due to motor system disease from the level of the cerebral cortex to the muscle fiber. This term may also occasionally refer to a loss of sensory function. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p45)

History note

  • PARALYSIS, SPASTIC was heading 1963-78

In other languages

  • halvaus

    Finnish

  • halvaukset
  • heikkous
  • paralysia
  • paralysiat
  • paralysis
  • paralyysi
  • paralyysit
  • täyshalvaukset
  • täyshalvaus
  • Förlamning

    Swedish

  • Paralys
  • Plegi
  • Todds förlamning

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010243

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