paresis

1. Slight or partial paralysis.
2. General paresis.

[Greek, act of letting go, paralysis, from parīenai, to let fall : para-, beside; see para-¹ + hīenai, to throw.]

A progressive psychosis associated with neurosyphilis.

Slight or incomplete paralysis. Includes the animals that can make purposeful attempts to rise without being able to do so, those that are able to rise with assistance, those that are able to rise and walk with major difficulty including frequent falling, and those able to stand and walk without assistance but with slight errors, e.g. stumbling.

Spastic paresis. By permission from Sack W, Wensing CJG, Dyce KM, Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy, Saunders, 2002

• hypocalcemic p. — a stage or form of hypocalcemia in which the patient remains ambulatory.
• inherited spastic p. — an inherited defect of cattle that appears several months after birth. A hindleg is stiff and straight on rising and the hoof does not reach the ground. After several minutes the gastrocnemius muscle relaxes and the animal walks normally although the leg is still abnormally straight. Gradually the stiffness worsens until the animal is unable to walk. Called also Elso heel.
• parturient p. — see periparturient hypocalcemia.
• progressive canine p. — see dural ossification, degenerative myelopathy of German shepherd dogs.

This article is about the physical malady. For the mental disorder, see general paresis of the insane.

Paresis (Ancient Greek: πάρεσις "letting go, paralysis") is a condition typified by partial loss of movement, or impaired movement. When used without qualifiers, it usually refers to the limbs, but it also can be used to describe the muscles of the eyes (ophthalmoparesis) and also the stomach (gastroparesis). Neurologists use the term paresis to describe weakness, and plegia to describe paralysis in which all movement is lost.

Contents 1 Types 1.1 Limbs 1.2 Other 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Types

Limbs

• Monoparesis -- One leg or one arm
• Paraparesis -- Both legs
• Hemiparesis -- One arm and one leg on either side of the body
• Tetraparesis -- All four limbs

These terms frequently refer to the impairment of motion in multiple sclerosis.

Other

• Gastroparesis -- Impaired stomach emptying
• It is also used to describe a form of ophthalmoplegia.
• In the past, the term was most commonly used to refer to "General paresis," which was a symptom of untreated syphilis.^[1] However, due to improvements in treatment of syphilis, it is now rarely used in this context.

See also

• Ataxia
• Malaise
• Asthenia
• Debility
• Muscle weakness
• Fatigue (physical)
• Atony
• Hypotonia

References

1. ^ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 000748

External links

• Overview
• Hind Limb Paresis and Paralysis in Rabbits

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