Diaphragmatic Paralysis:

Terms Related to Diaphragmatic Paralysis

• Diaphragmatic Eventration

  Elevation of the dome of the diaphragm, usually the result of paralysis of a phrenic nerve. (Dorland, 27th ed)

• Diaphragmatic Hernia

  Protrusion of some part of the abdominal or retroperitoneal structures through the diaphragm into the thorax. (Dorland, 27th ed)

• Tick Paralysis

  Paralysis caused by a neurotropic toxin secreted by the salivary glands of ticks.

• Obstetrical Paralysis

  Paralysis of an infant resulting from injury received at birth. (From Dorland, 27th ed)

• Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia

  Protrusion of some part of the abdominal or retroperitoneal structures through the diaphragm into the thorax, occurring as a result of injury, usually to the ...