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Descriptor English: Paraparesis, Spastic
Descriptor Spanish: Paraparesia Espástica
Descriptor paraparesia espástica
Scope note: Pérdida ligera o moderada de la función motora acompañada de ESPASTICIDAD de las extremidades inferiores. Esta afección es manifestación de ENFERMEDADES DEL SISTEMA NERVIOSO CENTRAL que originan lesiones en la corteza motora o en las vías motoras descendentes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Paraparesia Espástica
Descriptor French: Paraparésie spastique
Entry term(s): Lower Extremity Weakness, Spastic
Parapareses, Spastic
Spastic Lower Extremity Weakness
Spastic Parapareses
Spastic Paraparesis
Tree number(s): C10.597.636.500.500
C23.888.592.643.500.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020336
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: do not confuse with PARAPARESIS, TROPICAL SPASTIC caused by HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1
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
Previous Indexing: Paraparesis (1966-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
DeCS ID: 34330
Unique ID: D020336
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Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/04
Revision Date: 2005/08/01
Paraparesis, Spastic - Preferred
Concept UI M0023856
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Paraparesis, Spastic
Entry term(s) Lower Extremity Weakness, Spastic
Parapareses, Spastic
Spastic Lower Extremity Weakness
Spastic Parapareses
Spastic Paraparesis



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