[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

palsy \pal"sy\, n.; pl. palsies. oe. palesie, parlesy, of.
   paralesie, f. paralysie, l. paralysis. see paralysis.
   med.
   paralysis, complete or partial. see paralysis. "one sick of
   the palsy." --mark ii. 3.
   1913 webster

   bell's palsy, paralysis of the facial nerve, producing
      distortion of one side of the face; -- so called from sir
      charles bell, an english surgeon who described it.

   scrivener's palsy. see writer's cramp, under writer.

   shaking palsy, med. paralysis agitans, a disease usually
      occurring in old people, characterized by muscular tremors
      and a peculiar shaking and tottering gait; now called
      parkinsonism, or parkinson's disease.
      1913 webster +pjc
see also:
palsies paralysis bell's palsy scrivener's palsy writer's cramp writer 
shaking palsy parkinsonism parkinson's disease 

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Palsies, definition of term: Palsies
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Isolated cranial nerve palsies in multiple sclerosis -- Thömke et al. 63 (5): ...
...Isolated cranial nerve palsies are rare clinical signs in multiple ... Isolated cranial nerve palsies are rare clinical findings in multiple ... ..
http://jnnp.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/63/5/682, score=100, date indexed=January 15, 2006, 11:11 pm

Welcome to the HNPP web site.
...... HNPP or Hereditary Neuropathy wiith liabiility to Pressure Palsies ... ..
http://www.hnpp.org/, score=89, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 12:52 pm

40. Cerebral Palsies In Children
...Parents of$renldren with cerebral palsies are usually greatly involved ... babies$are at increased$risk. Cerebral$palsies$are commoner in males$ ... ..
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/dlahandbook-pdfs/ch40.pdf, score=84, date indexed=January 3, 2006, 4:03 am

Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies
...The nerve palsies are often recurrent over a period of many years, but ... Risk factors for pressure palsies (and thus activities to avoid) ... ..
http://www.geneclinics.org/profiles/hnpp/details.html, score=82, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 11:52 am

AOJ 51:99 "Epidemiology of CN IV Palsies"
...To examine the etiologies of CN IV palsies based on age and aid the ... Nine of 13 bilateral palsies were due to trauma. The masked bilateral ... ..
http://www.aoj.org/abstracts/51/51_99.html, score=71, date indexed=January 4, 2006, 9:58 pm

AOJ 49: 134-138 "Acquired Fourth Nerve Palsies in Childhood"
...... are reported to cause VIth nerve palsies, and sixth nerve palsies have ... All acquired cranial nerve palsies in childhood are rare. Rush and ... ..
http://www.aoj.org/abstracts/49/49_134.html, score=66, date indexed=January 4, 2006, 5:29 pm

41. Cerebral Palsies In Adults
...Adults with$cerebral palsies$may show laborious movements due to ... Cerebral palsies are disorders$of posture,$movement and$muscle tone ... ..
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/dlahandbook-pdfs/ch41.pdf, score=66, date indexed=January 3, 2006, 4:02 am

Handbook of Ocular Disease Management - CRANIAL NERVE IV PALSY
...... palsies within subarachnoid space, fourth nerve palsies are rarely due ... Bilateral fourth nerve palsies are possible as well. The main causes ... ..
http://www.revoptom.com/handbook/sect6d.htm, score=64, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 2:14 pm

Handbook of Ocular Disease Management - CRANIAL NERVE IV PALSY
...... palsies within subarachnoid space, fourth nerve palsies are rarely due ... Bilateral fourth nerve palsies are possible as well. The main causes ... ..
http://www.revoptom.com/HANDBOOK/sect6d.htm, score=64, date indexed=November 11, 2005, 3:52 pm

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