Diseases

Pseudobulbar Palsy

A syndrome characterized by DYSARTHRIA, dysphagia, dysphonia, impairment of voluntary movements of tongue and facial muscles, and emotional lability. This condition is caused by diseases that affect the motor fibers that travel from the cerebral cortex to the lower BRAIN STEM (i.e., corticobulbar tracts); including MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; and CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p489)

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A syndrome characterized by DYSARTHRIA, dysphagia, dysphonia, impairment of voluntary movements of tongue and facial muscles, and emotional lability. This condition is caused by diseases that affect the motor fibers that travel from the cerebral cortex to the lower BRAIN STEM (i.e., corticobulbar tracts); including MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; and CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p489)

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  • Paralysis, Pseudobulbar
  • Pseudobulbar Paralysis
  • Pseudobulbar Paresis
  • Pseudobulbar Syndrome
  • Spastic Bulbar Palsy
  • Bulbar Palsies, Spastic
  • Bulbar Palsy, Spastic
  • Palsies, Pseudobulbar
  • Palsies, Spastic Bulbar
  • Palsy, Pseudobulbar
  • Palsy, Spastic Bulbar
  • Paralyses, Pseudobulbar
  • Pareses, Pseudobulbar
  • Paresis, Pseudobulbar
  • Pseudobulbar Palsies
  • Pseudobulbar Paralyses
  • Pseudobulbar Pareses
  • Pseudobulbar Syndromes
  • Spastic Bulbar Palsies
  • Syndrome, Pseudobulbar
  • Syndromes, Pseudobulbar
  • Dysarthria, Pseudobulbar
  • Pseudobulbar Mutism
  • Dysarthrias, Pseudobulbar
  • Mutism, Pseudobulbar
  • Mutisms, Pseudobulbar
  • Pseudobulbar Dysarthria
  • Pseudobulbar Dysarthrias
  • Pseudobulbar Mutisms

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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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History Note

2000; for PSEUDOBULBAR PARALYSIS and PARALYSIS, PSEUDOBULBAR use PARALYSIS 1985-1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Bulbar Palsy, Progressive (1966-1982)
  • Paralysis (1982-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pseudobulbar Palsy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020828. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020828
  2. Pseudobulbar Palsy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudobulbar_palsy
  3. Pseudobulbar Palsy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1815985