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paresis
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paresis /pa·re·sis/ (pah-re´sis) slight or incomplete paralysis.
general paresis  paralytic dementia; a form of neurosyphilis in which chronic meningoencephalitis causes gradual loss of cortical function, progressive dementia, and generalized paralysis.

pa·re·sis (p-rss, pr-ss)
n. pl. pa·re·ses (-sz)
1. Slight or partial paralysis.
2. General paresis.

pa·retic (p-rtk) adj. & n.

paresis (prē´sis),
n a progressive psychosis associated with neurosyphilis.

paresis
slight or incomplete paralysis. Includes the animals that can make purposeful attempts to rise without being able to do so, those that are able to rise with assistance, those that are able to rise and walk with major difficulty including frequent falling, and those able to stand and walk without assistance but with slight errors, e.g. stumbling.
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Spastic paresis. By permission from Sack W, Wensing CJG, Dyce KM, Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy, Saunders, 2002

hypocalcemic paresis
a stage or form of hypocalcemia in which the patient remains ambulatory.
inherited spastic paresis
an inherited defect of cattle that appears several months after birth. A hindleg is stiff and straight on rising and the hoof does not reach the ground. After several minutes the gastrocnemius muscle relaxes and the animal walks normally although the leg is still abnormally straight. Gradually the stiffness worsens until the animal is unable to walk. Called also Elso heel.
parturient paresis
see periparturient hypocalcemia.
progressive canine paresis
see dural ossification, degenerative myelopathy of German shepherd dogs.

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