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Descriptor English: Facial Paralysis
Descriptor Spanish: Parálisis Facial
Descriptor parálisis facial
Entry term(s) parálisis hemifacial
Scope note: Pérdida grave o total de la función motora de los músculos faciales. Esta afección puede producirse por lesiones centrales o periféricas. Las lesiones de las vías motoras del SNC, desde la corteza cerebral hasta los núcleos faciales en el puente, dan lugar a debilidad facial que generalmente respeta los músculos de la frente. Las ENFERMEDADES DEL NERVIO FACIAL producen generalmente debilidad hemifacial generalizada. Las ENFERMEDADES DE LA UNIÓN NEUROMUSCULAR y las ENFERMEDADES MUSCULARES pueden causar también parálisis o paresia facial.
Descriptor Portuguese: Paralisia Facial
Descriptor French: Paralysie faciale
Entry term(s): Central Facial Paralyses
Central Facial Paralysis
Facial Palsies
Facial Palsy
Facial Palsy, Lower Motor Neuron
Facial Palsy, Upper Motor Neuron
Facial Paralyses, Central
Facial Paralyses, Peripheral
Facial Paralysis, Central
Facial Paralysis, Peripheral
Facial Paresis
Hemifacial Paralysis
Lower Motor Neuron Facial Palsy
Palsies, Facial
Palsy, Facial
Paralyses, Central Facial
Paralyses, Facial
Paralyses, Hemifacial
Paralysis, Central Facial
Paralysis, Facial
Paralysis, Hemifacial
Paralysis, Peripheral Facial
Pareses, Facial
Paresis, Facial
Peripheral Facial Paralysis
Upper Motor Neuron Facial Palsy
Tree number(s): C07.465.327
C10.597.622.214
C23.888.592.636.214
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005158
Scope note: Severe or complete loss of facial muscle motor function. This condition may result from central or peripheral lesions. Damage to CNS motor pathways from the cerebral cortex to the facial nuclei in the pons leads to facial weakness that generally spares the forehead muscles. FACIAL NERVE DISEASES generally results in generalized hemifacial weakness. NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES and MUSCULAR DISEASES may also cause facial paralysis or paresis.
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
Related: Herpes Zoster Oticus MeSH
Mobius Syndrome MeSH
DeCS ID: 5258
Unique ID: D005158
NLM Classification: WL 330
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/05
Facial Paralysis - Preferred
Concept UI M0008125
Scope note Severe or complete loss of facial muscle motor function. This condition may result from central or peripheral lesions. Damage to CNS motor pathways from the cerebral cortex to the facial nuclei in the pons leads to facial weakness that generally spares the forehead muscles. FACIAL NERVE DISEASES generally results in generalized hemifacial weakness. NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES and MUSCULAR DISEASES may also cause facial paralysis or paresis.
Preferred term Facial Paralysis
Entry term(s) Facial Palsies
Facial Palsy
Palsies, Facial
Palsy, Facial
Paralyses, Facial
Paralysis, Facial
Hemifacial Paralysis - Narrower
Concept UI M0336363
Preferred term Hemifacial Paralysis
Entry term(s) Paralyses, Hemifacial
Paralysis, Hemifacial
Facial Paresis - Narrower
Concept UI M0336368
Preferred term Facial Paresis
Entry term(s) Pareses, Facial
Paresis, Facial
Facial Palsy, Lower Motor Neuron - Narrower
Concept UI M0336364
Preferred term Facial Palsy, Lower Motor Neuron
Entry term(s) Facial Paralyses, Peripheral
Facial Paralysis, Peripheral
Lower Motor Neuron Facial Palsy
Paralysis, Peripheral Facial
Peripheral Facial Paralysis
Facial Palsy, Upper Motor Neuron - Narrower
Concept UI M0336365
Preferred term Facial Palsy, Upper Motor Neuron
Entry term(s) Central Facial Paralyses
Central Facial Paralysis
Facial Paralyses, Central
Facial Paralysis, Central
Paralyses, Central Facial
Paralysis, Central Facial
Upper Motor Neuron Facial Palsy



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