paresis /pa·re·sis/ (pah-re´sis) slight or incomplete paralysis.
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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 -r  s s, p r-ss)n. pl. pa·re·ses (-s z) 1. Slight or partial paralysis. 2. General paresis. pa·ret ic (p-r tk) adj. & n. |
paresis
[pərē′sis, per′isis]
Etymology: Gk, paralyein, to be palsied
1 also called dementia paralytica, general paresis, paralytic dementia. motor weakness or partial paralysis related in some cases to local neuritis.
2 also called dementia paralytica, general paresis, paralytic dementia. a late manifestation of neurosyphilis, characterized by generalized paralysis, tremulous incoordination, transient seizures, Argyll Robertson pupils, and progressive dementia caused by degeneration of cortical neurons. Paresis resulting from untreated syphilis usually develops in the third to fifth decade but may occur at an early age in patients with congenital syphilis. paretic, adj.
paresis (p
rē´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.
paresis
Neurology Incomplete paralysis, weakness; partial paralysis of voluntary and involuntary muscles. See General paresis, Quadriparesis.
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