loading...| Preferred Name | Bulbar palsy | |
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Bulbar palsies Bulbar weakness Bulbar muscle weakness |
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| Definitions |
Bulbar weakness (or bulbar palsy) refers to bilateral impairment of function of the lower cranial nerves IX, X, XI and XII, which occurs due to lower motor neuron lesion either at nuclear or fascicular level in the medulla or from bilateral lesions of the lower cranial nerves outside the brain-stem. Bulbar weakness is often associated with difficulty in chewing, weakness of the facial muscles, dysarthria, palatal weakness and regurgitation of fluids, dysphagia, and dysphonia. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001283 |
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UMLS:C1301959 UMLS:C4082299 SNOMEDCT_US:398432008 |
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| definition |
Bulbar weakness (or bulbar palsy) refers to bilateral impairment of function of the lower cranial nerves IX, X, XI and XII, which occurs due to lower motor neuron lesion either at nuclear or fascicular level in the medulla or from bilateral lesions of the lower cranial nerves outside the brain-stem. Bulbar weakness is often associated with difficulty in chewing, weakness of the facial muscles, dysarthria, palatal weakness and regurgitation of fluids, dysphagia, and dysphonia. |
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HP:0003709 HP:0003441 |
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Bulbar palsies Bulbar weakness Bulbar muscle weakness |
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human_phenotype |
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HP:0001283 |
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| label |
Bulbar palsy |
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| notation |
HP:0001283 |
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Bulbar palsy |
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