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paraparesis

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paraparesis [¦par·ə·pə′rē·səs]
(medicine)
Partial paralysis of the lower extremities.


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Characterized by lateral and dorsal vacuolar degeneration of the thoracic spinal cord, this myelopathy can lead to spastic paraparesis with lower extremities weakness, gait ataxia, and sensory abnormalities in the legs (Tagliati, Di Rocco, Danisi, & Simpson, 2000; Tan, Guiloff, & Scaravilli, 1995).
Normal gait and typical gait deviations in hemiparesis, paraparesis, and peripheral neuropathy are described.
In Gojam, Ethiopia, for instance, "the [cumulative] prevalence of spastic paraparesis [lathyrism] is 7.
 
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