Diseases

Respiratory Paralysis

Complete or severe weakness of the muscles of respiration. This condition may be associated with MOTOR NEURON DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVE DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; injury to the PHRENIC NERVE; and other disorders.

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Abstract

Complete or severe weakness of the muscles of respiration. This condition may be associated with MOTOR NEURON DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVE DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; injury to the PHRENIC NERVE; and other disorders.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Diaphragmatic Paralysis
  • Paralysis, Respiratory Muscle
  • Muscle Paralyses, Respiratory
  • Muscle Paralysis, Respiratory
  • Paralysis, Diaphragmatic
  • Paralysis, Respiratory
  • Respiratory Muscle Paralysis

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35 allowable subheadings

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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History Note

73(68)

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Previous Indexing

  • Paralysis (1966-1967)
  • Respiratory Insufficiency (1966-1967)

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NLM Classification

WF 140.5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Respiratory Paralysis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012133. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012133
  2. Respiratory Paralysis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q754330