"Vocal Cord Paralysis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				Congenital or acquired paralysis of one or both VOCAL CORDS. This condition is caused by defects in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, the VAGUS NERVE and branches of LARYNGEAL NERVES. Common symptoms are VOICE DISORDERS including HOARSENESS or APHONIA.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D014826 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | C08.360.931 C09.400.931 C10.292.887.800 C10.597.622.943 C23.888.592.636.943 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Vocal Cord ParalysisVocal Cord ParalysisParalyses, Vocal CordParalysis, Vocal CordVocal Cord ParalysesVocal Cord PalsyPalsies, Vocal CordPalsy, Vocal CordVocal Cord PalsiesVocal Fold PalsyPalsies, Vocal FoldPalsy, Vocal FoldVocal Fold PalsiesTotal Vocal Cord Paralysis
 Laryngeal ParalysisLaryngeal ParalysisLaryngeal ParalysesParalyses, LaryngealParalysis, Laryngeal
 Paralysis, Unilateral, Vocal CordParalysis, Unilateral, Vocal CordVocal Cord Paralysis, UnilateralUnilateral Vocal Cord ParalysisParalysis, Vocal Cord, UnilateralUnilateral Paralysis, Vocal Cord
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								Riedel's thyroiditis presenting with hypothyroidism and hypoparathyroidism: dramatic response to glucocorticoid and thyroxine therapy. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1998 Jun; 48(6):815-8.