Finding
respiratory paralysis
res·pi·ra·to·ry pa·ral·y·sis
Subclass of:
Respiratory Insufficiency; Paralysed
Definitions related to respiratory paralysis:
  • Complete or severe weakness of the muscles of respiration. This condition may be associated with MOTOR NEURON DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVE DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; injury to the PHRENIC NERVE; and other disorders.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Inability to move the muscles of respiration.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • The diaphragm, the most important muscle of ventilation, develops negative intrathoracic pressure to initiate ventilation. Innervated by cervical motor neurons C3-C5 via the phrenic nerves, these two nerves provide both sensory and motor function to the diaphragm.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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