| ARSACS | autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay |
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| HSP | Health Systems Plan; heat shock protein; hemostatic screening profile; Henoch-Schonlein purpura; her... |
| ST | esotropia; scala tympani; scaphotrapezoid; sclerotherapy; sedimentation time; semitendinosus; sensor... |
| TSP | testis-specific protein; thrombin-sensitive protein; thrombospondin; total serum protein; total susp... |
| HSP | Hereditary spastic paraparesis |
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| TSP | Tropical Spastic Paraparesis |
| TSP/HAM | Tropical Spastic Paraparesis/HTLV-I associated myelopathy |
| ataxic paraplegia | Progressive ataxia and paresis of the leg muscles due to sclerosis of the lateral and posterior funiculi of the spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| painful paraplegia | Paralysis of the lower extremities in which the affected parts, in spite of loss of motion and sensation, are the seat of excruciating pain; occurs in certain cases of cancer of the spinal cord. Synonym: painful paraplegia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paraplegia | <neurology> Paralysis of the legs and lower part of the body. Origin: Gr. Pleg = stroke (18 Nov 1997) |
| paraplegia dolorosa | Paralysis of the lower extremities in which the affected parts, in spite of loss of motion and sensation, are the seat of excruciating pain; occurs in certain cases of cancer of the spinal cord. Synonym: painful paraplegia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paraplegia in extension | Paralysis of the legs, maintained in an extended position by hypertonic extensor muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paraplegia in flexion | The fixation of the paralysed legs in a flexed posture; usually in transection of the spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pott's paraplegia | Paralysis of the lower part of the body and the extremities, due to pressure on the spinal cord as the result of tuberculous spondylitis. Synonym: Pott's paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior paraplegia | Paralysis of both arms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paraparesis, tropical spastic | Subacute paralytic myeloneuropathy occurring endemically in tropical areas such as the caribbean, colombia, india, and africa, as well as in the southwestern region of japan; associated with infection by type I human lymphotropic retrovirus (HTLV-I). Toxic nutritional factors have largely been ruled out as the cause of this syndrome, the primary clinical feature of which is progressive weakness of the legs and lower body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| colitis, spastic | See Colitis, mucus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pseuodoparalysis, spastic | Better known as creutzfeldt-jakob disease. A dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an unconventional (not a bacteria or virus), transmissible agent called a prion. Symptoms of cjd include forgetfulness, nervousness, jerky trembling hand movements, unsteady gait, muscle spasms, chronic dementia, balance disorder, and loss of facial expression. Cjd is classified as a spongiform encephalopathy. most cases occur randomly (sporadically), but inherited forms exist. There is neither treatment nor cure for cjd. Other names for cjd include creutzfeldt-jakob syndrome and jakob-creutzfeldt disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| spastic | 1. Of the nature of or characterised by spasms. 2. Hypertonic, so that the muscles are stiff and the movements awkward. 3. A person exhibiting spasticity, such as occurs in spastic paralysis or in cerebral palsy. Origin: Gr. Spastikos (13 Nov 1997) |
| spastic abasia | Abasia due to a spastic contraction of the muscles when an attempt is made to walk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic anaemia | Local anaemia resulting from nontransitory contraction of the arterial vessels in the affected region. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic colitis | See Syndrome, irritable bowel. (12 Dec 1998) |