Diseases

Paraparesis

Mild to moderate loss of bilateral lower extremity motor function, which may be a manifestation of SPINAL CORD DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; MUSCULAR DISEASES; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; parasagittal brain lesions; and other conditions.

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Mild to moderate loss of bilateral lower extremity motor function, which may be a manifestation of SPINAL CORD DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; MUSCULAR DISEASES; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; parasagittal brain lesions; and other conditions.

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  • Parapareses
  • Paraparesis, Cerebral
  • Paraparesis, Chronic Progressive
  • Paraparesis, Hypotonic
  • Paraparesis, Spinal
  • Cerebral Paraparesis
  • Chronic Progressive Paraparesis
  • Hypotonic Paraparesis
  • Progressive Paraparesis, Chronic
  • Spinal Paraparesis

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2000

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  • Paralysis (1967-1999)
  • Paresis (1967-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Paraparesis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020335. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020335
  2. Paraparesis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraparesis
  3. Paraparesis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3363589