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DictionarySeepalsypressure palsy
pres·sure pa·ral·y·sisparalysis due to compression of a nerve, nerve trunk, plexus, or spinal cord. Synonym(s): pressure palsypalsy (pal'ze) [Fr. palesie, paralisie, fr L. paralysis, fr Gr. paralysis, loosening, disabling] Paralysis.birth palsy See: birth paralysisbrachial palsy See: birth paralysisbulbar palsyPalsy caused by degeneration of the nuclear cells of the lower cranial nerves. This causes progressive muscular paralysis. cerebral palsy Abbreviation: CP See: cerebral palsycrutch palsyParalysis resulting from pressure on nerves in the axilla from use of a crutch.diver's palsy See: decompression illnessErb's palsy See: Duchenne-Erb paralysisfacial palsy See: Bell's palsyfacial nerve palsy See: Bell's palsylead palsyParalysis of the extremities in lead poisoning.mercurial palsyParalysis induced by mercury poisoning.night palsyA form of paresthesia characterized by numbness, esp. at night.peroneal nerve palsyParalysis of the peroneal nerve, often caused by automobile accidents in which a pedestrian's leg is injured, by fractures of the tibia, or by other occurrences of nerve disruption or compression. It produces footdrop. pressure palsy See: compression paralysisprogressive supranuclear palsyA chronic progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system that has its onset in middle age. Common symptoms include difficulty walking (with frequent falls), impairments in speech and in swallowing, and an inability to gaze upward. Saturday night palsyParalysis due to prolonged ischemia of the musculospiral nerve incident to compressing an arm against a hard edge. It occurs if the patient has been comatose or in a stupor or has fallen asleep with the arm hanging over the edge of a bed or chair. In some cultures individuals traditionally become intoxicated on Saturday night; while stuporous, they may remain in a position that allows nerve compression. Synonym: musculospiral paralysis; radial paralysis; Saturday night paralysisSunday morning paralysisscrivener's palsy See: writer's crampshaking palsyAn archaic term for Parkinson's disease.wasting palsy See: spinal muscular atrophy |