"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paralysis" by people in Profiles.
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Trends and Outcomes of Fungal Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis: A Scoping Review. Otol Neurotol. 2022 Dec 01; 43(10):1095-1107.
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Muscle Tendon Transfers Around the Shoulder: Diagnosis, Treatment, Surgical Techniques, and Outcomes. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 05 04; 104(9):833-850.
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Standardizing fatigue-resistance testing during electrical stimulation of paralysed human quadriceps muscles, a practical approach. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2021 01 21; 18(1):11.
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Severe respiratory changes at end stage in a FUS-induced disease state in adult rats. BMC Neurosci. 2016 10 28; 17(1):69.
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Right atrial compression due to diaphragmatic eventration after liver transplantation: successful treatment by diaphragmatic plication. Liver Transpl. 2014 Mar; 20(3):394-6.
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Comparison of muscle paralysis after intravenous and intraosseous administration of succinylcholine in Swine. J Spec Oper Med. 2014; 14(2):35-37.
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Facial diplegia, pharyngeal paralysis, and ophthalmoplegia after a timber rattlesnake envenomation. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 Nov; 29(11):1213-6.
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Transient hemiparesis (Todd's paralysis) after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in a patient with major depressive disorder. J ECT. 2013 Sep; 29(3):247-8.
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Motor system plasticity in stroke models: intrinsically use-dependent, unreliably useful. Stroke. 2013 Jun; 44(6 Suppl 1):S104-6.
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Leg paralysis due to herpes zoster: segmental paralysis or viral vasculopathy and stroke? Intern Emerg Med. 2014 Mar; 9(2):241-2.