"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paralysis" by people in Profiles.
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Goldenberg AA, Wolf A, Conlin F. Anesthetic Management of a Patient With Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis Secondary to Neuralgic Amyotrophy Undergoing Open Aortic Valve Replacement. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 04; 36(4):1111-1114.
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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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Yang C, Danielson EW, Qiao T, Metterville J, Brown RH, Landers JE, Xu Z. Mutant PFN1 causes ALS phenotypes and progressive motor neuron degeneration in mice by a gain of toxicity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 10 11; 113(41):E6209-E6218.
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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.
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Eskander MS, Balsis SM, Balinger C, Howard CM, Lewing NW, Eskander JP, Aubin ME, Lange J, Eck J, Connolly PJ, Jenis LG. The association between preoperative spinal cord rotation and postoperative C5 nerve palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Sep 05; 94(17):1605-9.
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Barbagallo B, Prescott HA, Boyle P, Climer J, Francis MM. A dominant mutation in a neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit leads to motor neuron degeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans. J Neurosci. 2010 Oct 20; 30(42):13932-42.
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Arshad S, Skiest D, Granowitz EV. Subacute onset of paralysis in a person with AIDS. AIDS Read. 2009 Jan; 19(1):32-5.
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Kapoor A, Kader B, Cabral H, Ash AS, Berlowitz D. Using the case mix of pressure ulcer healing to evaluate nursing home performance. Am J Med Qual. 2008 Sep-Oct; 23(5):342-9.