palsy
noun[CorU]
medicalspecializeduk/ˈpɔːl.zi/us/ˈpɑːl.zi/adiseasein which there is alossorreductionofmovementin apartof thebodyas aresultof aproblemwith thebrainornerves:
Facialnervepalsy is usuallytransientandshowsa goodresponsetosteroids.
Manypatientswho have had suchsurgeryhavesufferedstrokesandnervepalsies.
aconditionin which thewholebodyor thelegs,hands,arms, etc.shakebecause of aproblemwith themuscles:
Parkinson's Disease is theshakingpalsy thatafflictsmanyelderlypeople.
Complicatedmigrainesareheadachesaccompaniedbysensoryormotordeficitsormusclepalsies.
See also
cerebral palsy
progressive supranuclear palsy
- There was noincidenceofsepsis, seroma, or phrenicnervepalsy.
- The seventhcranialnerveisparticularlyvulnerable,leadingtounilateralorbilateralfacialpalsies.
- Cabbage wasconsideredtosoothepalsy,easegout, andcleanulcers.
Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
- acoustic neuroma
- ageusia
- akinetic-rigid HD
- ALS
- Alzheimer's
- cramp
- crick
- dystonia
- EA
- encephalitis
- epileptic
- fibromyalgia
- GBS
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- prosopagnosia
- quadriplegia
- retrograde
- retrograde amnesia
- Saint Vitus' dance
- sciatica