"Paraplegia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Severe or complete loss of motor function in the lower extremities and lower portions of the trunk. This condition is most often associated with SPINAL CORD DISEASES, although BRAIN DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; and MUSCULAR DISEASES may also cause bilateral leg weakness.
| Descriptor ID |
D010264
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.622.669 C23.888.592.636.637
|
| Concept/Terms |
Paraplegia- Paraplegia
- Paraplegias
- Paralysis, Legs
- Paralysis, Lower Limbs
- Paralysis, Lower Extremities
Paraplegia, Spinal- Paraplegia, Spinal
- Paraplegias, Spinal
- Spinal Paraplegia
- Spinal Paraplegias
Paraplegia, Flaccid- Paraplegia, Flaccid
- Flaccid Paraplegia
- Flaccid Paraplegias
- Paraplegias, Flaccid
Paraplegia, Spastic- Paraplegia, Spastic
- Paraplegias, Spastic
- Spastic Paraplegias
- Spastic Paraplegia
Paraplegia, Ataxic- Paraplegia, Ataxic
- Ataxic Paraplegia
- Ataxic Paraplegias
- Paraplegias, Ataxic
Paraplegia, Cerebral- Paraplegia, Cerebral
- Cerebral Paraplegia
- Cerebral Paraplegias
- Paraplegias, Cerebral
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Paraplegia".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Paraplegia".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Paraplegia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Paraplegia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Paraplegia" by people in Profiles.
-
Reyes O, Sosa I, Kuffler DP. Neuroprotection of spinal neurons against blunt trauma and ischemia. P R Health Sci J. 2003 Sep; 22(3):277-86.
-
Mora CA, Garruto RM, Brown P, Guiroy D, Morgan OS, Rodgers-Johnson P, Ceroni M, Yanagihara R, Goldfarb LG, Gibbs CJ, et al. Seroprevalence of antibodies to HTLV-I in patients with chronic neurological disorders other than tropical spastic paraparesis. Ann Neurol. 1988; 23 Suppl:S192-5.