Palsy

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Palsy
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MeSH	D010243

In medicine, palsy is the paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by loss of sensation and by uncontrolled body movements, such as shaking. Medical conditions involving palsy include cerebral palsy (caused by certain intracranial lesions), brachial palsy (the paralysis of an arm), and Bell's palsy (the paralysis of half the face due to inflammation of the facial nerves).

v • d • e Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes (G80-G83, 342-344) Paresis and plegia NOS Paralysis · Quadriplegia · Triplegia · Hemiplegia/Hemiparesis · Paraplegia/Diplegia · Monoplegia Flaccid vs. spastic Upper motor neuron lesion: Spastic diplegia · Spastic paraplegia (Hereditary spastic paraplegia) Lower motor neuron lesion: Flaccid paralysis Specific types Cerebral palsy · Cauda equina syndrome · Locked-in syndrome central nervous system navs: anat/physio/dev, noncongen/congen/neoplasia, symptoms+signs/eponymous, proc

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