About The Medical Condition Upper Motor Neuron Facial Palsy
Find the definition of the medical term Upper Motor Neuron Facial Palsy. Upper Motor Neuron Facial Palsy defined and explained for easy understanding at the Medical Conditions from ClusterMed.info.
Upper Motor Neuron Facial Palsy
| Upper Motor Neuron Facial Palsy Medical Condition |
|---|
What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Upper Motor Neuron Facial Palsy?
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 or paresis.
|
More Medical Conditions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Medical Conditions Definitions Of The Day
- Cardiac Electrophysiologic Studies ‐ Invasive procedures whereby tachyarrhythmias (TACHYCARDIA), induced…
- Hypnotics and Sedatives ‐ Drugs used to induce drowsiness or sleep or to reduce psychological…
- Retinal Arteries, Central ‐ Central retinal artery and its branches. It arises from the ophthalmic…
- Guideline Adherence ‐ Conformity in fulfilling or following official, recognized, or…
- Necrosis, Renal Cortical ‐ The death of all the functioning renal cells of the kidney cortex…
- Disorders, Factitious ‐ Disorders characterized by physical or psychological symptoms…
- Spasms, Diffuse Esophageal ‐ A motor disorder of the esophagus characterized by chest pain…
- Adenocarcinomas, Follicular ‐ An adenocarcinoma of the thyroid gland, in which the cells are…
- Prosthesis Failures, Dental ‐ Inability or inadequacy of a dental restoration or prosthesis…
- Ca(2+) Mg(2+)-ATPase ‐ An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ATP and is activated…