TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 3. Motor Paralysis A1 - Ropper, Allan H. A1 - Samuels, Martin A. A1 - Klein, Joshua P. PY - 2014 T2 - Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 10e AB - Paralysis means loss of voluntary movement as a result of interruption of one of the motor pathways at any point from the cerebrum to the muscle fiber. A lesser degree of paralysis is spoken of as paresis. The word plegia comes from a Greek word meaning "to strike," and the word palsy is from an old French word that has the same meaning as paralysis. One generally uses paralysis or plegia for severe or complete loss of motor function and paresis for partial loss. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2021/01/22 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57611217 ER -