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Descriptor English: Vocal Cord Paralysis
Descriptor Spanish: Parálisis de los Pliegues Vocales
Descriptor parálisis de las cuerdas vocales
Entry term(s) parálisis del nervio laríngeo recurrente
parálisis laríngea
parálisis recurrencial
Scope note: Parálisis congénita o adquirida de de una o ambas CUERDAS VOCALES. Esta afección puede deberse a deficiencias del SISTEMA NERVIOSO CENTRAL, del NERVIO VAGO o de las ramas de los NERVIOS LARÍNGEOS. Son síntomas habituales los TRASTORNOS DE LA VOZ incluyendo RONQUERA y AFONÍA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Paralisia das Pregas Vocais
Descriptor French: Paralysie des cordes vocales
Entry term(s): Acquired Vocal Cord Palsy
Bilateral Vocal Cord Paresis
Congenital Vocal Cord Palsy
Laryngeal Nerve Palsy, Recurrent
Laryngeal Paralyses
Laryngeal Paralysis
Palsies, Vocal Cord
Palsies, Vocal Fold
Palsy, Vocal Cord
Palsy, Vocal Fold
Paralyses, Laryngeal
Paralyses, Vocal Cord
Paralysis, Laryngeal
Paralysis, Unilateral, Vocal Cord
Paralysis, Vocal Cord
Paralysis, Vocal Cord, Unilateral
Pareses, Vocal Cord
Paresis, Vocal Cord
Partial Paralysis (Paresis) Vocal Cords
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy
Total Vocal Cord Paralysis
Unilateral Paralysis, Vocal Cord
Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis
Unilateral Vocal Cord Paresis
Vocal Cord Palsies
Vocal Cord Palsy
Vocal Cord Palsy, Congenital
Vocal Cord Paralyses
Vocal Cord Paralysis, Unilateral
Vocal Cord Pareses
Vocal Cord Paresis
Vocal Fold Palsies
Vocal Fold Palsy
Tree number(s): C08.360.931
C09.400.931
C10.292.887.800
C10.597.622.943
C23.888.592.636.943
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014826
Scope note: Congenital or acquired paralysis of one or both VOCAL CORDS. This condition is caused by defects in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, the VAGUS NERVE and branches of LARYNGEAL NERVES. Common symptoms are VOICE DISORDERS including HOARSENESS or APHONIA.
Annotation: coordinate with RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 27925
Unique ID: D014826
NLM Classification: WV 535
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Vocal Cord Paralysis - Preferred
Concept UI M0022824
Scope note Congenital or acquired paralysis of one or both VOCAL CORDS. This condition is caused by defects in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, the VAGUS NERVE and branches of LARYNGEAL NERVES. Common symptoms are VOICE DISORDERS including HOARSENESS or APHONIA.
Preferred term Vocal Cord Paralysis
Entry term(s) Palsies, Vocal Cord
Palsies, Vocal Fold
Palsy, Vocal Cord
Palsy, Vocal Fold
Paralyses, Vocal Cord
Paralysis, Vocal Cord
Total Vocal Cord Paralysis
Vocal Cord Palsies
Vocal Cord Palsy
Vocal Cord Paralyses
Vocal Fold Palsies
Vocal Fold Palsy
Bilateral Vocal Cord Paresis - Narrower
Concept UI M0336421
Preferred term Bilateral Vocal Cord Paresis
Congenital Vocal Cord Palsy - Narrower
Concept UI M0336425
Preferred term Congenital Vocal Cord Palsy
Entry term(s) Vocal Cord Palsy, Congenital
Unilateral Vocal Cord Paresis - Narrower
Concept UI M0336424
Preferred term Unilateral Vocal Cord Paresis
Laryngeal Paralysis - Broader
Concept UI M0022825
Preferred term Laryngeal Paralysis
Entry term(s) Laryngeal Paralyses
Paralyses, Laryngeal
Paralysis, Laryngeal
Paralysis, Unilateral, Vocal Cord - Narrower
Concept UI M0336422
Preferred term Paralysis, Unilateral, Vocal Cord
Entry term(s) Paralysis, Vocal Cord, Unilateral
Unilateral Paralysis, Vocal Cord
Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis
Vocal Cord Paralysis, Unilateral
Partial Paralysis (Paresis) Vocal Cords - Narrower
Concept UI M0336423
Preferred term Partial Paralysis (Paresis) Vocal Cords
Entry term(s) Pareses, Vocal Cord
Paresis, Vocal Cord
Vocal Cord Pareses
Vocal Cord Paresis
Acquired Vocal Cord Palsy - Narrower
Concept UI M0336420
Preferred term Acquired Vocal Cord Palsy
Laryngeal Nerve Palsy, Recurrent - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0336419
Preferred term Laryngeal Nerve Palsy, Recurrent
Entry term(s) Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy



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