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Descriptor
English
:
Paresis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Paresia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Paresia
Synonyms
English
:
Hemiparesis
Muscle Paresis
Tree Number:
C10.597.636
C23.888.592.643
Definition
English
:
A general term referring to a mild to moderate degree of muscular weakness, occasionally used as a synonym for
PARALYSIS
(severe or complete loss of motor function). In the older
literature
,
paresis
often referred specifically to paretic
neurosyphilis
(see
NEUROSYPHILIS
). "General paresis" and "general paralysis" may still carry that connotation. Bilateral
lower extremity
paresis
is referred to as
PARAPARESIS.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
remember that "paresis" is sometimes just "paralysis" in foreign lit;
spastic paraparesis
=
PARAPARESIS
, SPASTIC or
PARAPARESIS
, TROPICAL SPASTIC if caused by
HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1
History Note
English
:
1963; for HEMIPARESIS use HEMIPLEGIA 1974-1999
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
10480
Unique Identifier:
D010291
Occurrence in VHL
:
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