supranuclear paralysis
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su·pra·nu·cle·ar pa·ral·y·sis
paralysis due to lesions above the primary motor neurons.
su·pra·nu·cle·ar pa·ral·y·sis
(sū'pră-nū'klē-ăr păr-al'i-sis)Disorder due to lesions above the primary motor neurons.
supranuclear paralysis
Paralysis resulting from disorders in pathways or centers above the nuclei of origin.
See also: paralysis