paralysis
121Infantile paralysis (polio) — Infantile paralysis is an old synonym for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating viral disease. Man is the only natural host for poliovirus. The virus enters the mouth and multiplies in lymphoid tissues in the pharynx and intestine.… …
122Seventh cranial nerve paralysis — Known as Bell’s palsy, this is paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on one side of the face. The cause of Bell’s palsy is not known, but it is thought to be related to a virus (or to various viruses). Bell’s… …
123Chastek paralysis — Chas·tek paralysis .chas .tek n a fatal paralytic vitamin deficiency of foxes and minks that are bred in captivity and fed raw fish and that is caused by enzymatic inactivation of thiamine by thiaminase present in the fish Chas·tek chas .tek John …
124flaccid paralysis — n paralysis in which muscle tone is lacking in the affected muscles and in which tendon reflexes are decreased or absent * * * any paralysis accompanied by loss of muscle tone and absence of tendon reflexes in the paralyzed part. Cf. spastic p …
125motor paralysis — n paralysis of the voluntary muscles * * * paralysis of voluntary muscles …
126spastic paralysis — n paralysis with tonic spasm of the affected muscles and with increased tendon reflexes * * * weakness of a limb or limbs associated with increased reflex activity. This results in resistance to passive movement of the limb (see spasticity). It… …
127tick paralysis — n a progressive spinal paralysis that moves upward toward the brain in humans or lower animals and that is caused by a neurotoxin secreted by some ticks (as Dermacentor andersoni) and injected into the host during feeding * * * a progressive,… …
128Ramsay Hunt paralysis syndrome — Ram·say Hunt paralysis, syndrome (ramґze huntґ) [James Ramsay Hunt, American neurologist, 1872–1937] see dyssynergia cerebellaris progressiva; see juvenile paralysis agitans (of Hunt), under paralysis; and see under syndrome …
