Diseases

Spastic Paraparesis

Mild or moderate loss of motor function accompanied by spasticity in the lower extremities. This condition is a manifestation of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES that cause injury to the motor cortex or descending motor pathways.

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Abstract

Mild or moderate loss of motor function accompanied by spasticity in the lower extremities. This condition is a manifestation of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES that cause injury to the motor cortex or descending motor pathways.

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  • Lower Extremity Weakness, Spastic
  • Paraparesis, Spastic
  • Spastic Lower Extremity Weakness
  • Parapareses, Spastic
  • Spastic Parapareses

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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

do not confuse with PARAPARESIS, TROPICAL SPASTIC caused by HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Paraparesis (1966-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Spastic Paraparesis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020336. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020336
  2. Spastic Paraparesis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55083510