"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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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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Physicians' attitudes and perceptions of neuromuscular blocker infusions in ARDS. J Crit Care. 2022 12; 72:154165.
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Gunshot-related lower extremity nerve injuries. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2023 May; 33(4):851-856.
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Timing of referral to peripheral nerve specialists in patients with postoperative C5 palsy. J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Oct; 92:169-174.
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Postoperative C5 Palsy: Apples, Oranges, and Rotten Tomatoes. World Neurosurg. 2021 07; 151:145-146.
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C5 palsy after cervical laminectomy: natural history in a 10-year series. Spine J. 2021 09; 21(9):1473-1478.
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Letter to the Editor on "Iatrogenic Peroneal Nerve Palsy Rates Secondary to Open Reduction Internal Fixation for Tibial Plateau Fractures Using an Intraoperative Distractor". J Orthop Trauma. 2020 12 01; 34(12):e466-e467.
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Time to recovery predicted by the severity of postoperative C5 palsy. J Neurosurg Spine. 2020 02 01; 32(2):191-199.
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Spinal cord float back is not an independent predictor of postoperative C5 palsy in patients undergoing posterior cervical decompression. Spine J. 2020 02; 20(2):266-275.
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Preoperative Clinical and Radiographic Variables Predict Postoperative C5 Palsy. World Neurosurg. 2019 Jul; 127:e585-e592.
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Intracortical microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex. Sci Transl Med. 2016 10 19; 8(361):361ra141.