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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Pseudobulbar Palsy
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Parálisis Seudobulbar
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Paralisia Pseudobulbar
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Synonyms English:
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Dysarthria, Pseudobulbar
Paralysis, Pseudobulbar
Spastic Bulbar Palsy
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Tree Number:
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C10.597.622.714
C23.888.592.636.711
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Definition English:
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A syndrome characterized by DYSARTHRIA, dysphagia, dysphonia, impairment of voluntary movements of tongue and facial muscles, and emotional lability. This condition is caused by diseases that affect the motor fibers that travel from the cerebral cortex to the lower BRAIN STEM (i.e., corticobulbar tracts); including MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; and CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p489) |
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History Note English:
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2000; for PSEUDOBULBAR PARALYSIS and PARALYSIS, PSEUDOBULBAR use PARALYSIS 1985-1999
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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34328
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Unique Identifier:
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D020828
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Occurrence in VHL:
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