"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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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paralysis" by people in Profiles.
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Neuronal deletion of MnSOD in mice leads to demyelination, inflammation and progressive paralysis that mimics phenotypes associated with progressive multiple sclerosis. Redox Biol. 2023 02; 59:102550.
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Loss of Nrf2 exacerbates the visual deficits and optic neuritis elicited by experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Mol Vis. 2016; 22:1503-1513.
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Reversal of paralysis and reduced inflammation from peripheral administration of ß-amyloid in TH1 and TH17 versions of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Sci Transl Med. 2012 Aug 01; 4(145):145ra105.
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Chemical activation of C1-C2 spinal neurons modulates intercostal and phrenic nerve activity in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2004 Jun; 286(6):R1069-76.
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SC phocomelia syndrome, premature centromere separation, and congenital cranial nerve paralysis in two sisters, one with malignant melanoma. Am J Med Genet. 1986 Aug; 24(4):653-72.
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[Therapy of paralysis in poliomyelitis with rabies vaccine]. Pediatr Pol. 1954 Nov; 29(11):1089-96.