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Abdominal wall muscle weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0009023Decreased strength of the abdominal musculature.
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Abducens palsySymptomHPOHP:0006897Malfunction of the abducens nerve as manifested by impairment of the ability of the affected eye to be moved outward. Patients who develop abducens nerve palsy often present with binocular horizontal diplopia, which is a…
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Abnormal spinal cord lateral corticospinal tract morphologySymptomHPOHP:0020030Any structural abnormality affecting the lateral corticospinal tracts of the spinal cord, which may involve axonal loss, demyelination, or tract degeneration, and can result in motor deficits such as weakness, spasticity…
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Acute demyelinating polyneuropathySymptomHPOHP:0007131Acute progressive areflexic weakness and mild sensory changes resulting from myelin breakdown and axonal degeneration.
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Ankle weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0031374Reduced strength of the muscles that lift or otherwise move the foot at the ankle.
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AstheniaSymptomHPOHP:0025406A state characterized by a feeling of weakness and loss of strength leading to a generalized weakness of the body.
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Axial muscle weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0003327Reduced strength of the axial musculature (i.e., of the muscles of the head and neck, spine, and ribs).
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Axillary nerve distributionSymptomHPOHP:6001270Paresthesias on the lateral aspect of the shoulder and upper arm. Weakness in shoulder abduction (deltoid) and shoulder external rotation (teres minor).
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Beevor's signSymptomHPOHP:0030664Weakness of the inferior portion of the rectus abdominal muscle, which is ascertained clinically as follows. When a patient sits up or raises the head from a recumbent position, the umbilicus is displaced toward the head…
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Bilateral facial palsySymptomHPOHP:0430025Two-sided or bilateral weakness of the muscles of facial expression and eye closure.
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BronchomalaciaSymptomHPOHP:0002780Weakness or softness of the cartilage in the walls of the bronchial tubes.
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Bulbar palsySymptomHPOHP:0001283Bulbar 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 medul…
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Cartilaginous tracheobronchomalaciaSymptomHPOHP:0033990Softening of the tracheal and/or bronchial cartilage resulting in segmental tracheal and/or bronchial weakness.
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Cervical cord compressionSymptomHPOHP:0002341Compression of the spinal cord in the cervical region, generally manifested by paresthesias and numbness, weakness, difficulty walking, abnormalities of coordination, and neck pain or stiffness.
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Cold paresisSymptomHPOHP:0031372Increased muscle weakness upon exposure to cold temperatures.
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Constrictive median neuropathySymptomHPOHP:0012185Injury to the median nerve caused by its entrapment at the wrist as it traverses through the carpal tunnel. Clinically, constrictive median neuropathy is characterized by pain, paresthesia, and weakness in the median ner…
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Diaphragmatic weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0009113A decrease in the strength of the diaphragm.
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Distal lower limb muscle weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0009053Reduced strength of the distal musculature of the legs.
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Distal muscle weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0002460Reduced strength of the musculature of the distal extremities.
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Distal upper limb muscle weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0008959Reduced strength of the distal musculature of the arms.
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Double depressor palsySymptomHPOHP:0020042An ocular movement abnormality characterized by simultaneous weakness of the inferior rectus muscle and superior oblique muscle of the same eye.
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Entrapment neuropathy of suprascapular nerveSymptomHPOHP:0012216An entrapment neuropathy of the suprascapular nerve, presenting with shoulder weakness confined to the supraspinatus muscle (this muscle initiates shoulder abduction) or to the infraspinatus (this muscle externally rotat…
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Entrapment neuropathy of the ulnar nerve at elbowSymptomHPOHP:0012186An entrapment neuropathy of the ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel (in the elbow) characterized by numbness in the ring and little fingers and weakness of the intrinsic muscles in the hand.
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Episodic flaccid weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0003752Recurrent episodes of muscle flaccidity, a type of paralysis in which a muscle becomes soft and yields to passive stretching.
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Episodic hemiplegiaSymptomHPOHP:0012194Transient episodes of weakness of the arm, leg, and in some cases the face on one side of the body.
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Excessive blood loss during deliverySymptomHPOHP:6000325Loss of a substantial amount of blood during delivery (some definitions stipulate 1000 ml or more), typically associated with manifestations such as low blood pressure, a rapid heart rate, dizziness, light-headedness, fa…
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Exercise-triggered malignant hyperthermiaSymptomHPOHP:0034732Malignant hyperthermia that is characterized by exercise-induced life-threatening hyperthermia with a body temperature over 40 degrees C and signs of encephalopathy ranging from confusion to convulsions or coma. Incidenc…
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Facial palsySymptomHPOHP:0010628Facial nerve palsy is a dysfunction of cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve) that results in inability to control facial muscles on the affected side with weakness of the muscles of facial expression and eye closure. This…
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Fatigable weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0003473A type of weakness that occurs after a muscle group is used and lessens if the muscle group has some rest. That is, there is diminution of strength with repetitive muscle actions.
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Fatigable weakness of bulbar musclesSymptomHPOHP:0030192A type of weakness of the bulbar muscles (muscles of the mouth and throat responsible for speech and swallowing) that occurs after a muscle group is used and lessens if the muscle group has some rest. That is, there is d…
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Fatigable weakness of chewing musclesSymptomHPOHP:0030193A type of weakness of the muscles involved in chewing that occurs after a muscle group is used and lessens if the muscle group has some rest. That is, there is diminution of strength with repetitive muscle actions.
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Fatigable weakness of distal limb musclesSymptomHPOHP:0030198A type of weakness of a skeletal muscle of distal part of a limb that occurs after a muscle group is used and lessens if the muscle group has some rest. That is, there is diminution of strength with repetitive muscle act…
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Fatigable weakness of neck musclesSymptomHPOHP:0030199A type of weakness of a skeletal muscle in the neck that occurs after a muscle group is used and lessens if the muscle group has some rest. That is, there is diminution of strength with repetitive muscle actions.
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Fatigable weakness of respiratory musclesSymptomHPOHP:0030196A type of weakness of the muscles involved in breathing (respiration) that occurs after a muscle group is used and lessens if the muscle group has some rest. That is, there is diminution of strength with repetitive muscl…
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Fatigable weakness of skeletal musclesSymptomHPOHP:0030197A type of weakness of skeletal muscle that occurs after a muscle group is used and lessens if the muscle group has some rest. That is, there is diminution of strength with repetitive muscle actions.
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Fatigable weakness of speech musclesSymptomHPOHP:0030194A type of weakness of the muscles involved in speech that occurs after a muscle group is used and lessens if the muscle group has some rest. That is, there is diminution of strength with repetitive muscle actions.
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Fatigable weakness of swallowing musclesSymptomHPOHP:0030195A type of weakness of the muscles involved in swallowing that occurs after a muscle group is used and lessens if the muscle group has some rest. That is, there is diminution of strength with repetitive muscle actions.
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Fatiguable weakness of proximal limb musclesSymptomHPOHP:0030200A type of weakness of a skeletal muscle of proximal part of a limb that occurs after a muscle group is used and lessens if the muscle group has some rest. That is, there is diminution of strength with repetitive muscle a…
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Favorable response of weakness to acetylcholine esterase inhibitorsSymptomHPOHP:0030202Improvement of muscle strength in response to administration of an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor.
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Femoral herniaSymptomHPOHP:0100541A hernia which occurs just below the inguinal ligament, where abdominal contents pass through a naturally occurring weakness called the femoral canal.
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Femoral nerve distributionSymptomHPOHP:6001136Paresthesias in anterior/medial aspect of the thigh (anterior and medial cutaneous nerves of the thigh) and/or medial aspect of the lower leg and foot (saphenous distribution). May be accompanied by weakness in the quadr…
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Finger flexor weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0031177Reduced ability to flex (bend) the fingers. This can manifest as incomplete closure of the hand due to weakness in finger flexion.
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First dorsal interossei muscle weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0003392
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Focal motor seizure with paresis/paralysisSymptomHPOHP:0032721A focal motor seizure characterized by weakness or complete paralysis of a muscle or group of muscles as the initial semiological manifestation.
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Foot dorsiflexor weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0009027Weakness of the muscles responsible for dorsiflexion of the foot, that is, of the movement of the toes towards the shin. The foot dorsiflexors include the tibialis anterior, the extensor hallucis longus, the extensor dig…
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Fourth cranial nerve palsySymptomHPOHP:0007011Paralysis of the fourth cranial (trochlear) nerve manifested as weakness of the superior oblique muscle which causes vertical diplopia that is maximal when the affected eye is adducted and directed inferiorly.
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Froment signSymptomHPOHP:0032121An abnormal result of a physical examination of the the hand that tests for palsy of the ulnar nerve. This nerve innervates the adductor pollicis and interossei muscles and thereby enables adduction of the thumb and exte…
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Frontalis muscle weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0004661Reduced strength of the frontalis muscle (which is located on the forehead).
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Generalized muscle weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0003324Generalized weakness or decreased strength of the muscles, affecting both distal and proximal musculature.
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Generalized weakness of limb musclesSymptomHPOHP:0009028Generalized weakness of the muscles of the arms and legs.
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Gowers signSymptomHPOHP:0003391A phenomenon whereby patients are not able to stand up without the use of the hands owing to weakness of the proximal muscles of the lower limbs.
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Hallux dorsiflexion weaknessSymptomHPOHP:6001374Reduced ability to lift the big toe (hallux) upward toward the shin.
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Hallux plantarflexion weaknessSymptomHPOHP:6001375Reduced ability to push the big toe (hallux) downward, away from the shin.
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Hallux weaknessSymptomHPOHP:6001373Reduced ability to exert force or power with the hallux (big toe), i.e., reduced strength of the hallux.
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Hand muscle weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0030237Reduced strength of the musculature of the hand.
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Hip adductor weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0033416Reduced ability to bring the leg toward the midline of the body.
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Hip flexor weaknessSymptomHPOHP:0012515Reduced ability to flex the femur, that is, to pull the knee upward.
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Hyperlordotic gaitSymptomHPOHP:6001360A gait abnormality characterized by excessive lumbar lordosis (swayback posture, i.e., an inward curvature of the lower spine) and gait pattern with forward tilt of the pelvis and increased lumbar curvature. Hyperlordoti…
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HypotoniaSymptomHPOHP:0001252Hypotonia is an abnormally low muscle tone (the amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle). Even when relaxed, muscles have a continuous and passive partial contraction which provides some resistance to pas…
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Impaired heel-walking abilitySymptomHPOHP:6000490Difficulty or reduced ability to walk on heels. Heel-walking can be tested as a part of the neurological examination. Foot dorsal extension weakness leads to difficulties in walking on heels.