"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paralysis" by people in Profiles.
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Exoskeletal-Assisted Walking in Veterans With Paralysis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 09 03; 7(9):e2431501.
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TMEM106B coding variant is protective and deletion detrimental in a mouse model of tauopathy. Acta Neuropathol. 2024 03 25; 147(1):61.
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Todd Paralysis After Electroconvulsive Therapy-Letter to the Editor. J ECT. 2024 03 01; 40(1):63-64.
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Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: An Under-Recognized Cause of Paralysis in Young Hispanic Men. J Emerg Med. 2023 02; 64(2):200-207.
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Vestibular Schwannoma Presenting as an Acute Cranial Nerve Six Palsy. J Neuroophthalmol. 2023 12 01; 43(4):e309-e310.
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Afferent and Efferent Pupillary Defect With a Right Cranial Nerve Sixth Palsy (the Parkinson Sign) as the Presenting Symptom of Pituitary Apoplexy. J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 12 01; 42(4):e586-e587.
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Contribution of Lordotic Correction on C5 Palsy Following Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion. Neurosurgery. 2016 Dec; 79(6):816-822.
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Botulinum toxin A-induced paralysis of the lateral abdominal wall after damage-control laparotomy: A multi-institutional, prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 Feb; 80(2):237-42.
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Hypertrophic spinal pachymeningitis: idiopathic vs. IgG4-related. J Neurol Sci. 2014 Dec 15; 347(1-2):398-400.
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Paralyzed by a rare cause: an unusual case of metastatic diffuse large B cell lymphoma of the intramedullary spinal cord. Ann Hematol. 2014 Feb; 93(2):337-8.