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Descriptor English:   Paralysis 
Descriptor Spanish:   Parálisis 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Paralisia 
Synonyms English:   Palsies
Palsy
Paralyses
Paralysis, Todd
Paralysis, Todd's
Plegia
Plegias
Todd Paralysis
Todd's Paralysis
Todds Paralysis  
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 DG diagnostic imaging
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
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   10432 
Unique Identifier:   D010243 

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