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paralisia cerebral Catalan
paràlisi cerebral A loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth.
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These drugs elicit spastic paralysis by activating acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) expressed in nematode body wall muscles.
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A number of anthelmintic compounds like levamisole and pyrantel target the AChRs of nematodes producing spastic paralysis of the worms.