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general paresis
general paresisn. Dementia and progressive muscular weakness leading to paralysis, occurring as a late consequence of syphilis.general paresis
general paresis[¦jen·rəl pə′rē·səs] (medicine) An inflammatory and degenerative disease of the brain caused by infection with Treponema pallidum. Also known as syphilitic meningoencephalitis. general paresis
paresis [pah-re´sis, par´ĕ-sis] slight or incomplete paralysis. adj., adj paret´ic.general paresis chronic meningoencephalitis" >meningoencephalitis from a syphilitic infection that is causing gradual loss of cortical function, resulting in progressive dementia and generalized paralysis; this may occur 10 to 20 years after an initial infection of syphilis" >syphilis in untreated individuals. Called also Bayle's disease and dementia paralytica.pa·ret·ic neu·ro·syph·i·lisa type of later tertiary syphilis, clinically manifested by progressive dementia (often with delusional systems), seizures, Argyll-Robertson pupils, dysarthria, myoclonic jerks, action tremors, generalized hyperreflexia, and Babinski signs; pathologic studies reveal a chronic frontotemporoparietal meningoencephalitis; formerly one of the major causes for insanity. Synonym(s): chronic progressive syphilitic meningoencephalitis, general paresisgeneral paresisn. Dementia and progressive muscular weakness leading to paralysis, occurring as a late consequence of syphilis.general paresis Neurology A symptom of late tertiary syphilis 10+ yrs after the initial infection, caused by chronic meningoencephalitis resulting in progressive dementia and generalized paralysis. See Syphilis. general paresis See GENERAL PARALYSIS OF THE INSANE.General paresisA form of neurosyphilis in which the patient's personality, as well as his or her control of movement, is affected. The patient may develop convulsions or partial paralysis.Mentioned in: SyphilisThesaurusSeeparesis |