"Paralysis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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)
Descriptor ID |
D010243
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MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.622 C23.888.592.636
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Concept/Terms |
Paralysis- Paralysis
- Paralyses
- Plegia
- Plegias
- Palsy
- Palsies
Todd Paralysis- Todd Paralysis
- Paralysis, Todd
- Todd's Paralysis
- Paralysis, Todd's
- Todds Paralysis
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paralysis" by people in Profiles.
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Hu K, Jamali M, Moses ZB, Ortega CA, Friedman GN, Xu W, Williams ZM. Decoding unconstrained arm movements in primates using high-density electrocorticography signals for brain-machine interface use. Sci Rep. 2018 Jul 12; 8(1):10583.
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Ghasemi M, Riaz N, Bjornsdottir A, Paydarfar D. Isolated pseudoabducens palsy in acute thalamic stroke. Clin Imaging. 2017 May - Jun; 43:28-31.
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Smith HL, Cheslock P, Leney M, Barton B, Molrine DC. Potency of a human monoclonal antibody to diphtheria toxin relative to equine diphtheria anti-toxin in a guinea pig intoxication model. Virulence. 2016 08 17; 7(6):660-8.
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Muthukumar AK, Stork T, Freeman MR. Activity-dependent regulation of astrocyte GAT levels during synaptogenesis. Nat Neurosci. 2014 Oct; 17(10):1340-50.