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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. In the United States, roughly 1 in 50 people have been diagnosed with some form of permanent or transient paralysis. [1]
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She finished high school in 3 years. Unable to walk, she could crawl with a "hopping-like" motion using her undeveloped arms and legs. [5] She met a nursing home aide in 1974, while she was in care at a rehabilitation center, [2] and she gave birth in November 1975 [6] to daughter Niya; the boyfriend had advised abortion, and was not around. [5]
Flaccid paralysis is a neurological condition characterized by weakness or paralysis and reduced muscle tone without other obvious cause (e.g., trauma). [1] This abnormal condition may be caused by disease or by trauma affecting the nerves associated with the involved muscles.
Just a month before Rachelle Friedman's dream wedding in 2010, she was paralyzed in a freak accident at her poolside bachelorette party. A shocking 911 call made by a friend captured the awful moment.
The charges come after the October death of 33-year-old Christian Lewis, a woman with partial paralysis. Officers arrived to the Simpsonville home Oct. 27 after they were informed that the woman ...
Crush injury is compression of the arms, legs, or other parts of the body that causes muscle swelling and/or neurological disturbances in the affected areas of the body, while crush syndrome is a localized crush injury with systemic manifestations. [1]
Marissa Jones could not raise her arms to wipe away her tears Tuesday during the sentencing hearing for the man convicted of shooting her in the head during a robbery last year outside a Columbus ...