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

Preferred term

Paresis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

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Entry terms

  • Muscle Pareses
  • Muscle Paresis
  • Muscular Pareses
  • Muscular Paresis
  • Pareses, Muscle
  • Pareses, Muscular
  • Paresis, Muscle
  • Paresis, Muscular

Note

  • remember that "paresis" is sometimes just "paralysis" in foreign lit; spastic paraparesis = PARAPARESIS, SPASTIC or PARAPARESIS, TROPICAL SPASTIC if caused by HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1

Scope note

  • A general term referring to a mild to moderate degree of muscular weakness, occasionally used as a synonym for PARALYSIS (severe or complete loss of motor function). In the older literature, paresis often referred specifically to paretic neurosyphilis (see NEUROSYPHILIS). "General paresis" and "general paralysis" may still carry that connotation. Bilateral lower extremity paresis is referred to as PARAPARESIS.

History note

  • 1963; for HEMIPARESIS use HEMIPLEGIA 1974-1999

In other languages

  • pareesi

    Finnish

  • herpauma
  • herpautuma
  • lievä halvaus
  • osittaishalvaus
  • paresis
  • Pares

    Swedish

  • Hemipares
  • Monopares
  • Muskelpares
  • Pares i nedre extremiteterna

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010291

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