Landry's paralysis

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Definition

Noun: - Landry's paralysis: A specific medical condition classified as a form of peripheral polyneuritis. It is characterized by symptoms including pain, weakness, and in some cases, paralysis of the limbs. The cause of this condition is unknown.

Usage Notes
  • This term is a highly specialized medical term, primarily used in clinical, neurological, and historical medical contexts. It is not used in everyday conversation.
  • It is a proper noun, often capitalized ("Landry's paralysis"), referring to the condition first described by the French physician Jean Baptiste Octave Landry.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The patient was admitted with symptoms consistent with Landry's paralysis.
    • Historical medical texts often discuss Landry's paralysis as a distinct syndrome.
Advanced Usage
  • The term is sometimes used interchangeably with "acute ascending paralysis" or "Landry's syndrome" in medical literature to describe a rapid, progressive paralysis starting in the legs and ascending upward.
Variants and Related Words
  • Landry's syndrome (n): A synonymous term for the same condition.
  • Acute ascending paralysis (n): A descriptive term for the symptom progression seen in this condition.
  • Guillain-Barré syndrome (n): A related but more modern and specific diagnostic term; Landry's paralysis is now often considered a historical description for severe cases of what is now classified as Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Synonyms
  • Acute ascending paralysis
  • Landry's syndrome
  • (Historically) Acute febrile polyneuritis
Important Note
  • In contemporary medicine, "Landry's paralysis" is largely a historical term. Most cases previously described as Landry's paralysis would now be diagnosed under the more specific umbrella of Guillain-Barré syndrome or other acute inflammatory neuropathies.
Noun
  1. a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown

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