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Palsy

MedGen UID:
854494
Concept ID:
C3887651
Finding
Synonyms: palsy; Plegia; Plegias
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006496

Definition

Muscle weakness or paralysis of neurologic origin. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Rowe JB, Holland N, Rittman T
Pract Neurol 2021 Oct;21(5):376-383. Epub 2021 Jul 2 doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2020-002794. PMID: 34215700Free PMC Article
Novak I, Morgan C, Adde L, Blackman J, Boyd RN, Brunstrom-Hernandez J, Cioni G, Damiano D, Darrah J, Eliasson AC, de Vries LS, Einspieler C, Fahey M, Fehlings D, Ferriero DM, Fetters L, Fiori S, Forssberg H, Gordon AM, Greaves S, Guzzetta A, Hadders-Algra M, Harbourne R, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Karlsson P, Krumlinde-Sundholm L, Latal B, Loughran-Fowlds A, Maitre N, McIntyre S, Noritz G, Pennington L, Romeo DM, Shepherd R, Spittle AJ, Thornton M, Valentine J, Walker K, White R, Badawi N
JAMA Pediatr 2017 Sep 1;171(9):897-907. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.1689. PMID: 28715518Free PMC Article
Höglinger GU, Respondek G, Stamelou M, Kurz C, Josephs KA, Lang AE, Mollenhauer B, Müller U, Nilsson C, Whitwell JL, Arzberger T, Englund E, Gelpi E, Giese A, Irwin DJ, Meissner WG, Pantelyat A, Rajput A, van Swieten JC, Troakes C, Antonini A, Bhatia KP, Bordelon Y, Compta Y, Corvol JC, Colosimo C, Dickson DW, Dodel R, Ferguson L, Grossman M, Kassubek J, Krismer F, Levin J, Lorenzl S, Morris HR, Nestor P, Oertel WH, Poewe W, Rabinovici G, Rowe JB, Schellenberg GD, Seppi K, van Eimeren T, Wenning GK, Boxer AL, Golbe LI, Litvan I; Movement Disorder Society-endorsed PSP Study Group
Mov Disord 2017 Jun;32(6):853-864. Epub 2017 May 3 doi: 10.1002/mds.26987. PMID: 28467028Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Paul S, Nahar A, Bhagawati M, Kunwar AJ
Oxid Med Cell Longev 2022;2022:2622310. Epub 2022 Jul 30 doi: 10.1155/2022/2622310. PMID: 35941906Free PMC Article
Rowe JB, Holland N, Rittman T
Pract Neurol 2021 Oct;21(5):376-383. Epub 2021 Jul 2 doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2020-002794. PMID: 34215700Free PMC Article
Novak I, Morgan C, Adde L, Blackman J, Boyd RN, Brunstrom-Hernandez J, Cioni G, Damiano D, Darrah J, Eliasson AC, de Vries LS, Einspieler C, Fahey M, Fehlings D, Ferriero DM, Fetters L, Fiori S, Forssberg H, Gordon AM, Greaves S, Guzzetta A, Hadders-Algra M, Harbourne R, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Karlsson P, Krumlinde-Sundholm L, Latal B, Loughran-Fowlds A, Maitre N, McIntyre S, Noritz G, Pennington L, Romeo DM, Shepherd R, Spittle AJ, Thornton M, Valentine J, Walker K, White R, Badawi N
JAMA Pediatr 2017 Sep 1;171(9):897-907. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.1689. PMID: 28715518Free PMC Article
Wimalasundera N, Stevenson VL
Pract Neurol 2016 Jun;16(3):184-94. Epub 2016 Feb 2 doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2015-001184. PMID: 26837375
Holland NJ, Bernstein JM
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Apr 9;2014 PMID: 24717284Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Rowe JB, Holland N, Rittman T
Pract Neurol 2021 Oct;21(5):376-383. Epub 2021 Jul 2 doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2020-002794. PMID: 34215700Free PMC Article
Vitrikas K, Dalton H, Breish D
Am Fam Physician 2020 Feb 15;101(4):213-220. PMID: 32053326
Gulati S, Sondhi V
Indian J Pediatr 2018 Nov;85(11):1006-1016. Epub 2017 Nov 20 doi: 10.1007/s12098-017-2475-1. PMID: 29152685
Wimalasundera N, Stevenson VL
Pract Neurol 2016 Jun;16(3):184-94. Epub 2016 Feb 2 doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2015-001184. PMID: 26837375
Bax M, Goldstein M, Rosenbaum P, Leviton A, Paneth N, Dan B, Jacobsson B, Damiano D; Executive Committee for the Definition of Cerebral Palsy
Dev Med Child Neurol 2005 Aug;47(8):571-6. doi: 10.1017/s001216220500112x. PMID: 16108461

Therapy

Novak I, Honan I
Aust Occup Ther J 2019 Jun;66(3):258-273. Epub 2019 Apr 10 doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12573. PMID: 30968419Free PMC Article
Hoare BJ, Wallen MA, Thorley MN, Jackman ML, Carey LM, Imms C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Apr 1;4(4):CD004149. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004149.pub3. PMID: 30932166Free PMC Article
Ryan JM, Cassidy EE, Noorduyn SG, O'Connell NE
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Jun 11;6(6):CD011660. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011660.pub2. PMID: 28602046Free PMC Article
Novak I, McIntyre S, Morgan C, Campbell L, Dark L, Morton N, Stumbles E, Wilson SA, Goldsmith S
Dev Med Child Neurol 2013 Oct;55(10):885-910. Epub 2013 Aug 21 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12246. PMID: 23962350
Pereira LM, Obara K, Dias JM, Menacho MO, Lavado EL, Cardoso JR
Clin Rehabil 2011 Jul;25(7):649-58. Epub 2011 Mar 7 doi: 10.1177/0269215510395634. PMID: 21382865

Prognosis

Robledo KP, Tarnow-Mordi WO, Rieger I, Suresh P, Martin A, Yeung C, Ghadge A, Liley HG, Osborn D, Morris J, Hague W, Kluckow M, Lui K, Soll R, Cruz M, Keech A, Kirby A, Simes J; APTS Childhood Follow-up Study collaborators
Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2022 Mar;6(3):150-157. Epub 2021 Dec 8 doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00373-4. PMID: 34895510
Kopitović A, Katanić F, Kalember S, Simić S, Vico N, Sekulić S
Medicina (Kaunas) 2021 Mar 13;57(3) doi: 10.3390/medicina57030263. PMID: 33805591Free PMC Article
Dong SH, Jung AR, Jung J, Jung SY, Byun JY, Park MS, Kim SH, Yeo SG
Clin Otolaryngol 2019 May;44(3):305-312. Epub 2019 Feb 22 doi: 10.1111/coa.13293. PMID: 30672667
Askie LM, Darlow BA, Finer N, Schmidt B, Stenson B, Tarnow-Mordi W, Davis PG, Carlo WA, Brocklehurst P, Davies LC, Das A, Rich W, Gantz MG, Roberts RS, Whyte RK, Costantini L, Poets C, Asztalos E, Battin M, Halliday HL, Marlow N, Tin W, King A, Juszczak E, Morley CJ, Doyle LW, Gebski V, Hunter KE, Simes RJ; Neonatal Oxygenation Prospective Meta-analysis (NeOProM) Collaboration
JAMA 2018 Jun 5;319(21):2190-2201. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.5725. PMID: 29872859Free PMC Article
Holland J, Bernstein J
BMJ Clin Evid 2011 Mar 7;2011 PMID: 21375786Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

McIntyre S, Morgan C, Walker K, Novak I
Dev Disabil Res Rev 2011;17(2):114-29. doi: 10.1002/ddrr.1106. PMID: 23362031
Paternostro-Sluga T, Grim-Stieger M, Posch M, Schuhfried O, Vacariu G, Mittermaier C, Bittner C, Fialka-Moser V
J Rehabil Med 2008 Aug;40(8):665-71. doi: 10.2340/16501977-0235. PMID: 19020701
Eliasson AC, Krumlinde-Sundholm L, Rösblad B, Beckung E, Arner M, Ohrvall AM, Rosenbaum P
Dev Med Child Neurol 2006 Jul;48(7):549-54. doi: 10.1017/S0012162206001162. PMID: 16780622
Einspieler C, Prechtl HF
Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev 2005;11(1):61-7. doi: 10.1002/mrdd.20051. PMID: 15856440
Palisano R, Rosenbaum P, Walter S, Russell D, Wood E, Galuppi B
Dev Med Child Neurol 1997 Apr;39(4):214-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1997.tb07414.x. PMID: 9183258

Recent systematic reviews

Khan AJ, Szczepura A, Palmer S, Bark C, Neville C, Thomson D, Martin H, Nduka C
Clin Rehabil 2022 Nov;36(11):1424-1449. Epub 2022 Jul 5 doi: 10.1177/02692155221110727. PMID: 35787015Free PMC Article
Merino-Andrés J, García de Mateos-López A, Damiano DL, Sánchez-Sierra A
Clin Rehabil 2022 Jan;36(1):4-14. Epub 2021 Aug 18 doi: 10.1177/02692155211040199. PMID: 34407619Free PMC Article
Kim SJ, Lee HY
J Korean Med Sci 2020 Aug 3;35(30):e245. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e245. PMID: 32743989Free PMC Article
Novak I, Morgan C, Fahey M, Finch-Edmondson M, Galea C, Hines A, Langdon K, Namara MM, Paton MC, Popat H, Shore B, Khamis A, Stanton E, Finemore OP, Tricks A, Te Velde A, Dark L, Morton N, Badawi N
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2020 Feb 21;20(2):3. doi: 10.1007/s11910-020-1022-z. PMID: 32086598Free PMC Article
Holland NJ, Bernstein JM
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Apr 9;2014 PMID: 24717284Free PMC Article

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