Paralysis
A general term most often used to describe severe or complete loss of muscle strength due to motor system disease from the level of the cerebral cortex to the muscle fiber. This term may also occasionally refer to a loss of sensory function. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p45)
Subtype terms (9)
More specific conditions that are subtypes of Paralysis in the MeSH hierarchy.
- Facial Paralysis
8 drugs approved
- Gastroparesis
52 drugs (35 approved, 17 experimental)
- Hemiplegia
9 drugs (7 approved, 2 experimental)
- Ophthalmoplegia
2 drugs (1 approved, 1 experimental)
- Paraplegia
5 drugs (1 approved, 4 experimental)
- Pseudobulbar Palsy
2 drugs approved
- Quadriplegia
9 drugs (5 approved, 4 experimental)
- Respiratory Paralysis
2 drugs approved
- Vocal Cord Paralysis
4 drugs (2 approved, 2 experimental)
Drugs by status
Phase 4 trials (5)
Phase 3 trials (1)
Phase 2 trials (7)
Other trials (2)
Organizations
Organization Involved with Phase 4 Indications (19)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Aarhus University
- Duke University
- University of Washington
- Hospital Civil Juan I. Menchaca
- Mahidol University
- Northwestern University
- Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital
- Tufts University
- University of Guadalajara
- West Virginia University
- Columbia University
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of Minnesota
- Karolinska Institute
- University of Verona
- Government of Norway
- Dalarna County Council, Sweden
- Columbia Irving Medical Center
Organization Involved with Phase 3 Indications (28)
- Shionogi
- Allergan
- Hugel
- Teva
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Maastricht University
- University of London
- Kocaeli University
- Ohio State University
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
- University of Rochester
- University of Virginia
- University of Copenhagen
- University of Vienna
- University of Western Brittany
- Medical University of Vienna
- University of Lille
- King's Health Partners Clinical Trials Office
- Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona
- Ludwig Maximilians University
- University of Zaragoza
- University of Paris
- Washington University in St. Louis
- University of Poitiers
- Medtronic
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón
Organization Involved with Phase 2 Indications (32)
- LG
- MacroGenics
- Westat
- ReNeuron Limited
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Ain Shams University
- Cairo University
- Cornell University
- German Parkinson Study Group (GPS)
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
- Royan Institute
- Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
- University of Glasgow
- University of Toronto
- Vinmec International Hospital
- Mayo Clinic
- Tel Aviv University
- Cha Medical University
- Chaitanya Hospital
- University of Texas at Houston
- University of Nantes
- Cord Blood Registry, Inc.
- Danderyd Hospital AB.
- Philipps University of Marburg
- Let's Cure CP Foundation
- TIRR Foundation
- Roberson Foundation
- Pitzer Stiftung
- +2 more
Organization Involved with Phase 1 Indications (17)
- UCB
- Cangene
- C2N Diagnostics
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
- Hospital Universitario Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo
- Loma Linda University
- Neurogen Brain and Spine Institute
- New York University
- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
- University of Louisville
- University of Valencia
- University of California, San Francisco
- Vanderbilt University
- Universidad Surcolombiana
- Hospital Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo
- R. Richard Sloop, M. D.
- Department of Health and Human Services
Organization Involved with Other Experimental Indications (19)
- Sung Kwang Medical Foundation
- University of Milan
- Assiut University
- Wenzhou Medical University
- Universidad de la Republica
- University of Utah
- National Taiwan University
- University of Ljubljana
- University of Sao Paulo
- Free University of Brussels
- Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen
- Gottfried und Julia Bangerter-Rhyner Foundation, Switzerland
- Government of Taiwan
- People's Liberation Army of China
- University of Gloucestershire
- St Mary's University College
- Lütfiye Nuri Burat Government Hospital
- Saint George Hospital
- PharmaHemp