loading...| Preferred Name | facial paralysis | |
| Synonyms |
facial palsy palsy of face face palsy |
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| Definitions |
Severe or complete loss of facial muscle motor function. This condition may result from central or peripheral lesions. Damage to CNS motor pathways from the cerebral cortex to the facial nuclei in the pons leads to facial weakness that generally spares the forehead muscles. facial nerve diseases generally results in generalized hemifacial weakness. neuromuscular junction diseases and muscular diseases may also cause facial paralysis or paresis. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0001835 |
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| database_cross_reference |
MEDGEN:5101 MESH:D005158 SCTID:280816001 UMLS:C0015469 DOID:13934 |
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| definition |
Severe or complete loss of facial muscle motor function. This condition may result from central or peripheral lesions. Damage to CNS motor pathways from the cerebral cortex to the facial nuclei in the pons leads to facial weakness that generally spares the forehead muscles. facial nerve diseases generally results in generalized hemifacial weakness. neuromuscular junction diseases and muscular diseases may also cause facial paralysis or paresis. |
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| disease has location | ||
| has_exact_synonym |
facial palsy palsy of face face palsy |
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| id |
MONDO:0001835 |
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| label |
facial paralysis |
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| notation |
MONDO:0001835 |
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| preferred label |
facial paralysis |
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| prefLabel |
facial paralysis |
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| skos_exactMatch |
http://identifiers.org/medgen/5101 http://identifiers.org/snomedct/280816001 http://identifiers.org/mesh/D005158 |
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