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Meanings of spastic paralysis in English

Portuguese
paralisia cerebral
Catalan
paràlisi cerebral

A loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth.

        paralisia cerebral

        Symptom.

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              Examples for "spastic palsy"
              Examples for "spastic palsy"
              1
              She moves with a spastic , palsied quivering.
              Perdido Street Station
              Usage of spastic paralysis in English
              1
              These drugs elicit spastic paralysis by activating acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) expressed in nematode body wall muscles.
              Pubmed
              2
              A number of anthelmintic compounds like levamisole and pyrantel target the AChRs of nematodes producing spastic paralysis of the worms.
              Pubmed
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