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  2. Bell's palsy - Wikipedia

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    Bell's palsy is a type of facial paralysis that results in a temporary inability to control the facial muscles on the affected side of the face. [1] In most cases, the weakness is temporary and significantly improves over weeks. [ 4 ]

  3. Bulbar palsy - Wikipedia

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    In contrast, pseudobulbar palsy is a clinical syndrome similar to bulbar palsy but in which the damage is located in upper motor neurons of the corticobulbar tracts in the mid-pons (i.e., in the cranial nerves IX-XII), that is the nerve cells coming down from the cerebral cortex innervating the motor nuclei in the medulla.

  4. Progressive bulbar palsy - Wikipedia

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    Prognosis for PBP patients is poor. Progressive bulbar palsy symptoms can include progressive difficulty with talking and swallowing. [4] Patients can also exhibit reduced gag reflexes, weak palatal movements, fasciculations, and weak movement of the facial muscles and tongue. In advanced cases of PBP, patients may be unable to protrude their ...

  5. Cerebral palsy - Wikipedia

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    Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. [1] Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, [1] [3] but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. [1]

  6. Progressive supranuclear palsy - Wikipedia

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    Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a late-onset neurodegenerative disease involving the gradual deterioration and death of specific volumes of the brain. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The condition leads to symptoms including loss of balance , slowing of movement , difficulty moving the eyes , and cognitive impairment . [ 1 ]

  7. Palsy - Wikipedia

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    Bell's palsy, partial facial paralysis; Bulbar palsy, impairment of cranial nerves; Cerebral palsy, a neural disorder caused by intracranial lesions; Conjugate gaze palsy, a disorder affecting the ability to move the eyes; Erb's palsy, also known as brachial palsy, involving paralysis of an arm; Spinal muscular atrophy, also known as wasting palsy

  8. Mayo's Chitulangoma using cerebral palsy as inspiration - AOL

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    The Rochester Mayo senior has cerebral palsy, a diagnosis first given him when he was 2. Tim Jennings is the first-year coach of the Mayo boys soccer team. He knows about Chitulangoma's condition ...

  9. Ataxic cerebral palsy - Wikipedia

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    Ataxic cerebral palsy is clinically in approximately 5–10% of all cases of cerebral palsy, making it the least frequent form of cerebral palsy diagnosed. [1] Ataxic cerebral palsy is caused by damage to cerebellar structures, differentiating it from the other two forms of cerebral palsy, which are spastic cerebral palsy (damage to cortical motor areas and underlying white matter) and ...