paresis
Incomplete motor loss
Paresis is partial paralysis or muscle weakness, typically affecting movement rather than eliminating it entirely.
The term appears in medical contexts to distinguish incomplete loss of motor function from complete paralysis: The stroke left him with paresis in his left arm.
General paresis historically referred to a late-stage syphilis condition affecting the brain.
Deficiency in force
- hypotoniaDecreased muscle tone condition
- flaccidityLack of firmness
- spasticityPathological muscle tightness
- atrophyWasting from disuse
myopathy · dystrophy · tremor · fasciculation · muscle wasting · tone · contracture · rigidity
One-sided bodily weakness
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
- demyelinationNerve sheath degradation
axon · innervation · reflexes · sensory · neurophysiology · synapse · myelopathy · radiculopathy
One-sided bodily paralysis
- quadriplegiaParalysis below the neck
- paraplegiaLower body immobility
- monoplegiaParalysis affecting one limb
- diplegiaParalysis of corresponding body parts
flaccid · spastic · palsy · stroke · poliomyelitis · Guillain-Barre · Bell's · transverse myelitis
Identification of illness
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- neurologistPhysician specializing in nervous system
- electromyographyMuscle electrical activity measurement
- EMGMuscle electrical activity test
MRI · prognosis · etiology · onset · progression · unilateral · bilateral · asymmetric
Rehabilitative movement-based medical care
- occupational therapyRestoring practical life abilities
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
mobility aids · assistive devices · range of motion · splint · brace · adaptation · compensation · neuroplasticity
Advanced treponema pallidum damage
- tabes dorsalisSyphilitic spinal cord degeneration
- spirocheteSpiral-shaped bacterium
- asylumShelter from persecution
- nineteenth centuryYears 1801-1900
weakness
Deficiency in force
- hypotoniaDecreased muscle tone condition
- flaccidityLack of firmness
- spasticityPathological muscle tightness
atrophy · myopathy · dystrophy · tremor · fasciculation · muscle wasting · tone · contracture · rigidity · mobility
hemiparesis
One-sided bodily weakness
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
demyelination · axon · innervation · reflexes · sensory · neurophysiology · synapse · myelopathy · radiculopathy · lesion
hemiplegia
One-sided bodily paralysis
- quadriplegiaParalysis below the neck
- paraplegiaLower body immobility
- monoplegiaParalysis affecting one limb
diplegia · flaccid · spastic · palsy · stroke · poliomyelitis · Guillain-Barre · Bell's · transverse myelitis · locked-in
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- neurologistPhysician specializing in nervous system
- electromyographyMuscle electrical activity measurement
EMG · MRI · prognosis · etiology · onset · progression · unilateral · bilateral · asymmetric · focal
physical therapy
Rehabilitative movement-based medical care
- occupational therapyRestoring practical life abilities
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- exerciseActivity for fitness
strengthening · mobility aids · assistive devices · range of motion · splint · brace · adaptation · compensation · neuroplasticity
tertiary syphilis
Advanced treponema pallidum damage
- tabes dorsalisSyphilitic spinal cord degeneration
- spirocheteSpiral-shaped bacterium
- asylumShelter from persecution
- Voice Disordersdysphonia, aphonia, hoarseness, voice loss, spasmodic dysphonia
- neurologybrain, neuron, neurons, synapse, synapses
- Paralysisparaplegia, quadriplegia, hemiplegia, tetraplegia, monoplegia
- muscle disordersmuscular dystrophy, myopathy, myositis, muscle weakness, muscle wasting
- Neuromuscularmotor neuron, motor cortex, motor control, acetylcholine, skeletal muscle
paresisparalysis
Loss of muscle function
plegia · complete paralysis · total paralysis · hemiplegia · quadriplegia