flaccid paralysis (redirected from Acute flaccid paralysis)

Flaccid paralysis

Paralysis characterized by limp, unresponsive muscles.

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flaccid paralysis,

an abnormal condition characterized by the weakening or the loss of muscle tone. It may be caused by disease or by trauma affecting the nerves associated with the involved muscles. Compare spastic paralysis.

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paralysis

loss or impairment of motor function in a part due to a lesion of the neural or muscular mechanism; also, by analogy, impairment of sensory function (sensory paralysis). Called also palsy. Motor paralysis may be expressed as flaccid, in the case of lower motor neuron lesion, or spastic, in the case of an upper motor neuron lesion. See also paraplegia, quadriplegia, hemiplegia and paralyses of individual cranial and peripheral nerves.

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paralysis of accommodation

paralysis of the ciliary muscles of the eye so as to prevent accommodation.

anal paralysis

manifested by flaccidity and lack of tone of the anal sphincter, and loss of house training restraint in companion animals.

antepartum paralysis

pressure on sciatic nerves by a large fetus in late pregnancy in a cow can cause posterior paralysis that is cured by a cesarean section.

ascending paralysis

spinal paralysis that progresses forwards involving first the hindlimbs then the forelimbs, then the intercostal muscles, then the diaphragm, and finally the muscles of the neck.

birth paralysis

that due to injury received by the neonate at birth.

bladder paralysis

manifested by fullness of the bladder and response to manual pressure. See also motor paralytic urinary bladder.

cage paralysis

see thiamin nutritional deficiency.

central paralysis

any paralysis due to a lesion of the brain or spinal cord.

cerebral paralysis

paralysis caused by some intracranial lesion.

Chastek paralysis

see thiamin nutritional deficiency.

compression paralysis

that caused by pressure on a nerve.

congenital paralysis

paralysis of the newborn. Many cases are due to birth trauma especially when lay persons exert excessive traction. Other causes are enzootic ataxia, inherited congenital paraplegias in calves and pigs, spina bifida and spinal dysraphism and occipito-alanto-axial malformations in foals and puppies.

conjugate paralysis

loss of ability to perform some parallel ocular movements.

coonhound paralysis

see idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis.

crossed paralysis

paralysis affecting one side of the head and the other side of the body.

curled toe paralysis

a disease of poultry caused by a nutritional deficiency of riboflavin. See also curled toe paralysis.

decubitus paralysis

paralysis due to pressure on a nerve from lying for a long time in one position.

esophageal paralysis

manifested by inability to swallow, and regurgitation.

facial paralysis

weakening or paralysis of the facial nerve. See also facial paralysis.

flaccid paralysis

paralysis characterized by loss of voluntary movement, decreased tone of limb muscles, absence of tendon reflexes and neurogenic atrophy.

immunological paralysis

the absence of immune response to a specific antigen. See also tolerance.

infectious bulbar paralysis

see aujeszky's disease.

ischemic paralysis

local paralysis due to stoppage of circulation.

lambing paralysis

maternal obstetric paralysis in the ewe.

laryngeal paralysis

see laryngeal hemiplegia.

mixed paralysis

combined motor and sensory paralysis.

motor paralysis

paralysis of the voluntary muscles.

nerve paralysis

paralysis caused by damage to the local motor nerve supply. See also peripheral nerve paralysis (below).

obstetric paralysis

see maternal obstetric paralysis.

partial paralysis

see paresis.

peripheral nerve paralysis

the part deprived of its peripheral nerve supply shows flaccid paralysis, absence of spinal reflexes, muscle atrophy and a subnormal temperature.

postcalving paralysis

see maternal obstetric paralysis.

posterior paralysis

paralysis of the hindlimbs, tail and perineum. See also paraplegia.

range paralysis

see marek's disease.

sensory paralysis

loss of sensation resulting from a morbid process.

spastic paralysis

paralysis with rigidity of the muscles and heightened deep muscle reflexes.

tongue paralysis

see hypoglossal nerve paralysis.

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flaccid paralysis

Neurology Paralysis characterized by complete loss of muscle tone and tendon reflexes. Cf Spastic paralysis.