loading...| Preferred Name |
facial paralysis |
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| Synonyms |
Bell's 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. |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2042-6565 |
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| altLabel |
Bell's palsy |
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| cui |
C0376175 C0015469 |
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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. |
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| DID |
2042-6565 |
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| Inverse of RB | ||
| notation |
2042-6565 |
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| prefLabel |
facial paralysis |
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| tui |
T047 |
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| subClassOf |