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Vocal Cord Paralysis

"Vocal Cord 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.

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Congenital or acquired paralysis of one or both VOCAL CORDS. This condition is caused by defects in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, the VAGUS NERVE and branches of LARYNGEAL NERVES. Common symptoms are VOICE DISORDERS including HOARSENESS or APHONIA.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Vocal Cord Paralysis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Vocal Cord Paralysis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 22 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1997 and 2013 and 2017 and 2018 and 2020 and 2021
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