paralysis /pa·ral·y·sis/ (pah-ral´ĭ-sis) pl. paral´yses loss or impairment of motor function in a part due to lesion of the neural or muscular mechanism; also, by analogy, impairment of sensory function (sensory p.) .
Todd's paralysis
paralysis a´gitans Parkinson's disease.
ascending paralysis spinal paralysis that progresses cephalad.
bulbar paralysis progressive bulbar palsy.
compression paralysis that caused by pressure on a nerve.
conjugate paralysis loss of ability to perform some parallel ocular movements.
crossed paralysis , cruciate paralysis that affecting one side of the face and the other side of the body.
decubitus paralysis that due to pressure on a nerve from lying for a long time in one position.
divers' paralysis decompression sickness.
Duchenne's paralysis
Erb-Duchenne paralysis paralysis of the upper roots of the brachial plexus, caused by birth injury.
facial paralysis weakening or paralysis of the facial nerve, as in Bell's palsy.
familial periodic paralysis a rare inherited disorder with recurring attacks of rapidly progressive flaccid paralysis associated with serum potassium levels that are decreased (type I or hypokalemic type), increased (type II or hyperkalemic type), or normal (type III or normokalemic type).
hyperkalemic periodic paralysis see familial periodic p.
hypokalemic periodic paralysis see familial periodic p.
immune paralysis , immunologic paralysis older name for immunologic tolerance.
juvenile paralysis agitans (of Hunt) increased muscle tonus with the characteristic attitude and facies of paralysis agitans, occurring in early life and due to progressive degeneration of the globus pallidus.
Klumpke's paralysis , Klumpke-Dejerine paralysis lower brachial plexus paralysis caused by birth injury, particularly during a breech delivery.
Landry's paralysis acute idiopathic polyneuritis.
mixed paralysis combined motor and sensory paralysis.
motor paralysis paralysis of voluntary muscles.
musculospiral paralysis paralysis of the extensor muscles of the wrist and fingers.
normokalemic periodic paralysis see familial periodic p.
periodic paralysis
1. any of various diseases characterized by episodic flaccid paralysis or muscular weakness.
postepileptic paralysis Todd's p.
progressive bulbar paralysis see under palsy.
pseudobulbar paralysis spastic weakness of the muscles innervated by the cranial nerves, i.e., the facial muscles, pharynx, and tongue, due to bilateral lesions of the corticospinal tract, often accompanied by uncontrolled weeping or laughing.
pseudohypertrophic muscular paralysis see under dystrophy.
sensory paralysis loss of sensation due to a morbid process.
thyrotoxic periodic paralysis recurrent episodes of generalized or local paralysis accompanied by hypokalemia, occurring in association with Graves' disease, especially after exercise or a high carbohydrate or high sodium meal.
Todd's paralysis transient hemiplegia or monoplegia after an epileptic seizure.
vasomotor paralysis cessation of vasomotor control.
Todd's paralysis (t dz)n. Temporary paralysis that occurs in the limb or limbs involved in the jacksonian convulsions of epilepsy after the attack is over. |
Todd's paralysis
Etymology: Robert Bentley Todd, English physician, 1809-1860; Gk, paralyein, to be palsied
weakness, usually on one side of the body, after a seizure, usually lasting a few minutes, hours, or, occasionally, several days.
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