 Paraplegia
"Paraplegia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.622.669 C23.888.592.636.637
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| 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
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paraplegia" by people in Profiles.
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Tamez-Duque J, Cobian-Ugalde R, Kilicarslan A, Venkatakrishnan A, Soto R, Contreras-Vidal JL. Real-time strap pressure sensor system for powered exoskeletons. Sensors (Basel). 2015 Feb 16; 15(2):4550-63.
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Kilicarslan A, Prasad S, Grossman RG, Contreras-Vidal JL. High accuracy decoding of user intentions using EEG to control a lower-body exoskeleton. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2013; 2013:5606-9.
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Graves DE, Frankiewicz RG, Donovan WH. Construct validity and dimensional structure of the ASIA motor scale. J Spinal Cord Med. 2006; 29(1):39-45.
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Murray MJ, Bower TC, Oliver WC, Werner E, Gloviczki P. Effects of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in patients undergoing thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1993 Jun; 7(3):266-72.
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Knauss R. [Between creativity and functional use--development and determination of the status of ergotherapy in rehabilitation of the spinal cord injured patient]. Rehabilitation (Stuttg). 1992 Aug; 31(3):157-9.
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Elmore JR, Gloviczki P, Harper CM, Pairolero PC, Murray MJ, Bourchier RG, Bower TC, Daube JR. Failure of motor evoked potentials to predict neurologic outcome in experimental thoracic aortic occlusion. J Vasc Surg. 1991 Aug; 14(2):131-9.
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Bower TC, Murray MJ, Gloviczki P, Yaksh TL, Hollier LH, Pairolero PC. Effects of thoracic aortic occlusion and cerebrospinal fluid drainage on regional spinal cord blood flow in dogs: correlation with neurologic outcome. J Vasc Surg. 1989 Jan; 9(1):135-44.
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