Paralysis Resource Guide Second Edition

Paralysis makes you unable to move certain parts of your body when nerve signals can’t get through to your muscles. Learn about the causes and types.

Paralysis Resource Guide Second Edition 1

Find out about the many different types of paralysis (when you can’t move parts of your body after something goes wrong with their connection to your brain).

Paralysis Resource Guide Second Edition 2

Paralysis (pl.: paralyses; also known as plegia) is a loss of motor function in one or more muscles. Paralysis can also be accompanied by a loss of feeling (sensory loss) in the affected area if there is sensory damage.

Paralysis Resource Guide Second Edition 3

Paralysis is a loss of muscle function in part of your body, when messages between the brain and muscles are disrupted. Learn about causes and coping.

Overview The human nervous system is an intricate, highly complex, yet fascinating part of the body, through which the brain controls and communicates to different parts of body. But it’s also the most susceptible to lasting damage if it encounters physical trauma or injury. Paralysis is when you can’t move certain parts of your body after something goes wrong with their connection to your ...

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Paralysis, loss or impairment of voluntary muscular movement caused by structural abnormalities of nervous or muscular tissue or by metabolic disturbances in neuromuscular function. Paralysis can affect the legs and lower part of the body (paraplegia) or both arms and both legs (quadriplegia).

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Paralysis refers to the loss of the ability to move some or all of parts of the body. Learn more about the causes and prevention methods for paralysis here.

Paralysis is a loss of muscle function in part of your body. It can be localized or generalized, partial or complete, and temporary or permanent. Paralysis can affect any part of your body at any ...