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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Paralysis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Parálisis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Paralisia
Synonyms
English
:
Palsy
Plegia
Tree Number:
C10.597.622
C23.888.592.636
Definition
English
:
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)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
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)
History Note
English
:
PARALYSIS, SPASTIC was heading 1963-78
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
10432
Unique Identifier:
D010243
Occurrence in VHL
:
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