Loss of Motor Functions: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Loss of Motor Functions

[…] of motor and mental function, and eventually leads to death. [natureasia.com]

Infantile neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis (INCL), a severe form of Batten disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that develops early in childhood and causes blindness, loss [natureasia.com]

Stroke

Stroke commonly presents with loss of sensory and/or motor function on one side of the body (85% of ischemic stroke patients have hemiparesis), change in vision, gait (walking [healthengine.com.au]

[…] sensory loss in his left hand and arm. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The most common and widely observed impairment following stroke is motor impairment, which can be regarded as a loss or limitation of function in muscle control or movement [nature.com]

Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy Type 3

Cognitive function There was a notable preservation of cognition in the context of severe motor disability until late in the course of the disease. [academic.oup.com]

Other neurological findings, such as hearing loss, retinal abnormalities, sensory impairment, pyramidal or extrapyramidal signs, were absent. [academic.oup.com]

Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome

[…] of motor function with intact or partially intact sensory function. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Motor recovery in the following groups of patients was noted: (1) Partial loss of motor function and pain sensation--70.4 per cent (19/27); (2) Complete motor loss but partial [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

loss of motor function and unilateral loss of pain and temperature sensation 3 Ipsilateral loss of motor function and contralateral loss of pain and temperature sensation [orthobullets.com]

Brown-Sequard Syndrome

Brown-Sequard syndrome is an incomplete spinal cord lesion characterized by ipsilateral loss of motor function and contralateral loss of pain and temperature sensitivity, [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The Brown-Sequard Syndrome is most commonly described in conjunction with a traumatic injury to the spinal cord. the condition involves ipsilateral loss of motor function, [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] and temperature sensation and unilateral loss of motor function 5 Ipsilateral loss of pain and temperature sensation and contralateral loss of motor function ML 1 Select [orthobullets.com]

Spinal Cord Transection

Both motor and sensory functions may be lost. Spinal cord injury is usually first diagnosed when the patient presents with a loss of function below the level of injury. [spineuniverse.com]

Paraplegia is defined as profound or complete loss of motor function (strength) of the legs. [uscspine.com]

If the injury is complete, however, there is total loss of the sensory and motor functions below the injury level, and therefore, the prognosis for recovery is grim. [birthinjuryguide.org]

Paraplegia

Paraplegia T1 - T6 Injuries Loss of all motor and sensory function below the mid-chest region, including loss of motor function in the trunk muscles Some loss of voluntary [calder.med.miami.edu]

[…] of motor function in the lower extremities and lower portions of the trunk Severe or complete loss of motor function in the lower extremities and lower portions of the trunk [icd9data.com]

Severe or complete loss of motor function in the lower extremities and lower portions of the trunk. [icd10data.com]

Post-Interval Syndrome

Affiliations PMID: 15303387 Case Reports Post-interval syndrome after carbon monoxide poisoning Sahin Aslan et al. Vet Hum Toxicol. 2004 Aug. Abstract Carbon monoxide (CO) exposure and toxicity is a potentially lethal disorder with immediate and delayed side effects. A 24-y-old driver was admitted to the[…] [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Spinal Shock

Syndrome Classically associated with a stab wound Loss of motor function and position and vibration on ipsilateral side with contralateral loss of pain and temperature (fibers [foamcast.org]

Distal upper extremity motor function is most medial in the spinal cord, these are the areas that are typically most effected with patchy sensory loss. [canadiem.org]

[…] and sensory function are normal Loss of motor function’ means a person has no voluntary control of their muscles. [litfl.com]

Cicatricial Lagophthalmos

The history of acute facial nerve paralysis is a sudden unilateral loss of facial motor function. This results in a distinctive facial asymmetry. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Paraparesis

Paraparesis, Spastic Mild or moderate loss of motor function accompanied by spasticity in the lower extremities. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] of motor function in the lower half of the body. paraparesis mild paralysis of legs and feet par·a·pa·re·sis ( par'ă-pă-rē'sis ) Weakness affecting lower extremities. paraparesis [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Familial Visceral Neuropathy Type 3

Loss of motor function results in dorsiflexion, contractures of the toes, loss of the interosseous muscle function that leads to contraction of the digits, so-called hammer [en.wikipedia.org]

Embolism of Arteries of the Extremities

Severe cases may cause loss of motor function. After 6 to 8 hours, muscles may be tender when palpated. Diagnosis is clinical. [merckmanuals.com]

Paralysis: Loss of motor function in the leg is initially caused by ischemic destruction of motor nerve fibers and at later stages the ischemia directly affects muscle tissue [intranet.tdmu.edu.ua]

Numbness and tingling are other symptoms of ischemic disturbance of nerve function. [intranet.tdmu.edu.ua]

Spinal Meningioma

This type of tumor may not cause problems, but if it grows, it may put pressure on parts of the spine, causing symptoms such as pain, loss of sensation or motor function, [upmc.com]

Spinal Trauma

There is ipsilateral loss of motor function, fine touch, proprioception and vibration and contralateral loss of pain, and temperature below this level Cauda equina syndrome [academic.oup.com]

C Sensory function present, motor function present but not useful. (MRCGrade<3/5) D Sensory function present, motor function useful. [slideshare.net]

Incomplete Injury: It is a partial loss of sensory and motor function below the level of the spinal cord injury. How do you Diagnose a Spinal Cord Injury? [medindia.net]

X-Linked Monogenic Disease

Deflazacort vs prednisone/prednisolone for maintaining motor function and delaying loss of ambulation: A post hoc analysis from the ACT DMD trial. [scielo.org.pe]

Recombinase Activating Gene 2 Deficiency

Deflazacort vs prednisone/prednisolone for maintaining motor function and delaying loss of ambulation: A post hoc analysis from the ACT DMD trial. [scielo.org.pe]

Recombinase Activating Gene 1 Deficiency

Deflazacort vs prednisone/prednisolone for maintaining motor function and delaying loss of ambulation: A post hoc analysis from the ACT DMD trial. [scielo.org.pe]

Quadriplegia

Severe or complete loss of motor function in all four limbs which may result from BRAIN DISEASES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Type 3

Progressive loss of motor functions (movement and speech) start with clumsiness, stumbling and Parkinson-like symptoms; eventually, those affected become wheelchair-bound, [beyondbatten.org]

[…] of motor and mental function, and eventually leads to death. [natureasia.com]

Like the other neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinoses, it is characterized by progressive loss of vision, seizures, and loss of cognitive and motor functions, leading to premature [ingentaconnect.com]

Intraneural Perineurioma

[…] including slow, painless, gradual loss of motor function in the involved nerve trunk with muscle weakness and atrophy and, rarely, sensory dysfunction. [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

It presents as a localized, tubular or fusiform enlargement of a nerve or nerve segment, usually in the extremities or the trunk, associated with a motor-predominant mononeuropathy [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Distal Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 4

SPINRAZA demonstrated efficacy up to nearly 4 years, with participants continuing to make progress and showing no signs of loss of motor function. [news.cision.com]

Although at its onset ALS may involve selective loss of function of only upper or lower motor neurons, it ultimately causes progressive loss of both categories of motor neurons [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

Both loss of PLEKHG5 function and aggregate formation may contribute to neurotoxicity in this novel form of LMND. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Abstract Loss of motor function is a consequence after cervical spinal cord injury. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Paraplegia is defined as profound or complete loss of motor function (strength) of the legs. [uscspine.com]

Spinal Cord Injury

Loss of motor function or sensation affects the legs and the lower trunk. [sci-bc.ca]

Spinal cord injury is a traumatic, life-altering event that is usually associated with loss of motor and sensory function, as well as sexual impairment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A loss of motor function and sensation or of both together, occurs in the legs, arms and trunk, including the thorax (chest). The severity of the loss does vary. [sci-bc.ca]

Cauda Equina Injury

The patient has a major loss in motor functional status after … [theexpertinstitute.com]

bowel incontinence (loss of control) muscle weakness or sensory loss in both legs loss of motor function in legs (difficulty walking) loss or reduction of reflexes saddle [neurosurgery.columbia.edu]

Symptoms Cauda equina syndrome can cause a variety of symptoms, including: severe low back pain bladder dysfunction such as urinary retention or incontinence (loss of control [neurosurgery.columbia.edu]

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Type 9

Progressive loss of motor functions (movement and speech) start with clumsiness, stumbling and Parkinson-like symptoms; eventually, those affected become wheelchair-bound, [beyondbatten.org]

[…] of motor and mental function, and eventually leads to death. [natureasia.com]

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Type 4B

Progressive loss of motor functions (movement and speech) start with clumsiness, stumbling and Parkinson-like symptoms; eventually, those affected become wheelchair-bound, [beyondbatten.org]

[…] of motor and mental function, and eventually leads to death. [natureasia.com]

NCL results in the impairment of function in several end-organs including the central nervous system with loss of cognitive and motor function, myoclonus, and intractable [saudija.org]

Hemiparesis

[…] of motor function on one side of the body. [icd9data.com]

Severe or complete loss of motor function on one side of the body. [icd10data.com]

Definition (MSH) Severe or complete loss of motor function on one side of the body. [fpnotebook.com]

Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia with Leukoencephalopathy

loss of motor functions. [chloesaxby.com.au]

At a certain point, loss of motor function is noticed, which can be triggered by a specific stressor, such as an infection with fever or head trauma. [ulf.org]

Symptoms include cerebellar ataxia, spasticity, optic atrophy, epilepsy, [1] loss of motor functions, irritability, vomiting, coma, [2] and even fever has been tied to VWM [en.wikipedia.org]

Juvenile Metachromatic Leukodystrophy

MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Survival and transplantation-related mortality, loss of gross motor function (Gross Motor Function Classification in MLD), loss of any language [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Disease course is highly invariable and stereotypic and leads to a complete loss of motor function usually before the age of 3 ½ years. [mhmedical.com]

[…] decline to complete loss of gross motor function with a median of 5 months. [nature.com]