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Paralysis is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. Major causes are stroke, trauma, poliomyelitis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), botulism, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Paralysis is most often caused by damage to the nervous system or brain, especially the spinal cord. Paralysis often includes loss of feeling in the affected area. Paralysis may be localized, or generalized, or it may follow a certain pattern. For example, ...
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- Alternating Hemiplegia (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Alternating Hemiplegia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Paralysis News Headlines
- Nonsurgical Thoracic Aorta Repair Has Much Less Risk Of Paralysis Than Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- 'Smart' Prosthetics Restore Independence To People With Disabilities
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Christopher Reeve Foundation Awards Over $700,000 In Quality Of Life Grants
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Health Tip: Bell's Palsy Causes Facial Paralysis
MedicineNet - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:00 EST
- Botulism Study Could Lead To New Vaccines And Treatments To Counter Bioterrorist Attacks
ScienceDaily - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Botulism Study Could Lead To New Vaccines And Treatments To Counter Bioterrorist Attacks
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:00 EST
- New Therapy for Partial Paralysis
WebMD - Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:59 EST
- Doctors turn to aborted fetus to save boy's life
MSNBC - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 01:01 EST
- Quality Of Life Of The Paralyzed Enhanced By Computer With Brain Connections
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:00 EST
- Computer With Brain Connections Changing Quality Of Life Of Paralyzed
ScienceDaily - Fri, 03 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- S. African government finally faces up to AIDS
MSNBC - Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:23 EST
- Insight Into Dopamine Role Suggests New Treatment Pathway For Parkinson's
ScienceDaily - Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- Mystery illness kills at least six in Panama
Reuters - Tue, 03 Oct 2006 10:06 EST
- Mystery illness kills at least six in Panama
Reuters - Tue, 03 Oct 2006 10:26 EST
- Four cases of tick paralysis seen in Colorado
MSNBC - Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:25 EST
- Four cases of tick paralysis in Colorado
Reuters - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:26 EST
- New Research On Spinal Cord Injury Funded By Speeding Fines
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:00 EST
- GenoMed's Treatment Speeds Up Texas Policeman's Recovery From West Nile Paralysis
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
- JRRD Tipsheet: Focus On Spinal Cord Injury, Gait, Stroke, Power Mobility, And More
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 21 Jul 2006 04:00 EST
- Stem Cells Help Repair Rats' Paralysis
ABC News - Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:13 EST
- Stem Cells May Help Reverse Paralysis
WebMD - Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:32 EST
- Thought Alone Controls Movement
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 16 Jul 2006 07:00 EST
- Brain-computer Link Allows A Paralyzed Patient To Perform Basic Tasks
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 16 Jul 2006 11:00 EST
- Brain-computer Link Lets Paralyzed Patients Convert Thoughts Into Actions
ScienceDaily - Thu, 13 Jul 2006 02:00 EST
- Poliomyelitis In Namibia - 34 Suspect Cases With Sudden Paralysis Are Under Investigation
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:00 EST
- Stem cell cocktail helps repair paralysis in rats
MSNBC - Tue, 20 Jun 2006 05:36 EST
- Combined Effects Of Air Transport, Intubation Leads To Increased Rate Of Vocal Cord Paralysis Of Military Burn Victims
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 May 2006 07:00 EST
- Research Looks To Prevent Facial Paralysis From Chronic Ear Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 May 2006 07:00 EST
- NHS Targets Lead To 'poor Leadership' And Paralysis Through Constraints
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 25 May 2006 06:00 EST
- Constraint-induced Movement Therapy Improves Recovery Of Upper-limb Function Following Traumatic Brain Injury
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 14 May 2006 12:00 EST
- Transplanted Mice Cells Ease Rat Paralysis
Washington Post - Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:12 EST
- Transplanted Mice Cells Ease Rat Paralysis
ABC News - Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:18 EST
- Transplanted Mice Cells Ease Rat Paralysis
ABC News - Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:01 EST
- Transplanted Mice Cells Ease Rat Paralysis
ABC News - Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:14 EST
- Transplanted Mice Cells Ease Rat Paralysis
ABC News - Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:14 EST
- Spinal Cord Injury Reduced With Cells Transplanted From Adult Mice Brain Cells
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:00 EST
- More cases of illness linked to meningitis vaccine
Reuters - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 04:48 EST
- Mouse brain cells help treat paralyzed rats
MSNBC - Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:46 EST
- Lipitor-Copaxone Combo May Fight MS
WebMD - Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- Improving Recovery From Spinal Cord Injuries: $3.7 Million Grant Will Create Rehabilitation Network
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 08 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- Christopher Reeve''s Wife, Dana, Dies Of Lung Cancer, Age 44
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 07 Mar 2006 03:00 EST
- West Nile Disease Breakthrough
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Dec 2005 07:00 EST
- Communication aid for paralysed
BBC - Sat, 01 Oct 2005 10:06 EST
- Defect In Gene Causes ''Neuralgic Amyotrophy''
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Sep 2005 02:00 EST
- Defect in gene causes ''neuralgic amyotrophy''
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Sep 2005 11:00 EST
- Cytokine IL-6 levels are selectively increased in cerebrospinal fluid from Transverse Myelitis patients
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Sep 2005 05:00 EST
- Phantom pain after spinal cord injury is result of hypersensitive neurons in thalamic region of the brain
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Sep 2005 01:00 EST
- Robotic arm can help stroke patients move
MSNBC - Wed, 31 Aug 2005 03:13 EST
- Electrical exercise system gives paralysis sufferers power to recover strength
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 02 Aug 2005 11:00 EST
- Robotic arm can improve motor control after stroke
Reuters - Tue, 30 Aug 2005 06:01 EST
- Protein Might Help Treat Paralysis, Alzheimer''s
MedicineNet - Tue, 26 Jul 2005 06:00 EST
- Electrical Exercise System Gives Paralysis Sufferers Power To Recover Strength
ScienceDaily - Fri, 05 Aug 2005 02:00 EST
- Special Scalpel Reduces Blood Loss, Facial Nerve Trauma In Salivary Surgery
ScienceDaily - Wed, 29 Jun 2005 02:00 EST
- Special scalpel reduces blood loss, facial nerve trauma in salivary surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 27 Jun 2005 06:00 EST
- Somalia launches emergency polio immunization campaign
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:00 EST
- Pediatric center to offer novel rehabilitation approach for spinal cord injury
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 15 Jun 2005 01:00 EST
- 3D Atlas Will Help Navigate The Spinal Cord
ScienceDaily - Mon, 13 Jun 2005 02:00 EST
- Polio - what happens to you if you catch it?
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 07 May 2005 04:00 EST
- Polio outbreak leaves children crippled
MSNBC - Tue, 24 May 2005 07:49 EST
- Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Supports Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 24 May 2005 11:00 EST
- 1955 Cutter polio vaccine fiasco revisited
The Earth Times - Mon, 25 Apr 2005 05:00 EST
- Can Stem Cells Cure Paralysis?
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