Diseases

Paraplegia

Severe or complete loss of motor function in the lower extremities and lower portions of the trunk. This condition is most often associated with SPINAL CORD DISEASES, although BRAIN DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; and MUSCULAR DISEASES may also cause bilateral leg weakness.

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Abstract

Severe or complete loss of motor function in the lower extremities and lower portions of the trunk. This condition is most often associated with SPINAL CORD DISEASES, although BRAIN DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; and MUSCULAR DISEASES may also cause bilateral leg weakness.

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  • Paralysis, Legs
  • Paralysis, Lower Extremities
  • Paralysis, Lower Limbs
  • Paraplegias
  • Paraplegia, Ataxic
  • Paraplegia, Cerebral
  • Paraplegia, Flaccid
  • Paraplegia, Spastic
  • Paraplegia, Spinal
  • Spastic Paraplegia
  • Ataxic Paraplegia
  • Ataxic Paraplegias
  • Cerebral Paraplegia
  • Cerebral Paraplegias
  • Flaccid Paraplegia
  • Flaccid Paraplegias
  • Paraplegias, Ataxic
  • Paraplegias, Cerebral
  • Paraplegias, Flaccid
  • Paraplegias, Spastic
  • Paraplegias, Spinal
  • Spastic Paraplegias
  • Spinal Paraplegia
  • Spinal Paraplegias

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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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Indexing Annotation

also available is QUADRIPLEGIA; note X ref spastic paraplegia: SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA, HEREDITARY is also available

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History Note

1963

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  1. C10w.597.622w.669w
  2. C23.888w.592.636w.637w

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WL 346

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Paraplegia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010264. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010264
  2. Paraplegia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraplegia
  3. Paraplegia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049655