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Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek (παραπληγίη) "half-stricken". [citation needed] It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neural (brain) elements of the spinal canal.
Linda Laubenstein (1947–1992), American physician who was left paraplegic after a childhood polio infection [14] Craig Hart Neilsen (1941–2006), American gaming executive who founded Ameristar Casinos, Inc. and formed the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation to fund scientific research and quality-of-life programs for people living with spinal cord ...
But this week, Ezequiel da Luz, a 40-year-old paraplegic, traversed jungle and surmounted rocks to reach Pedra da Gavea’s peak that towers over the Atlantic Ocean.
Became paraplegic when shot in the 1988 graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke. The character's paralysis has been the subject of much critical commentary for and against restoring her mobility. [6] [7] 2004 Celty Sturluson: Durarara!! Ryohgo Narita: Mute and communicates with a personal digital assistant [8] 2009 Homestuck trolls: Homestuck ...
New research suggests that paralyzed patients could regain some degree of movement — perhaps even walk again. In a study led by EPFL (Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne) and Lausanne ...
The company received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2022 to use the exoskeleton suit for stroke rehabilitation in the U.S. and has opened a new headquarters in New York ...
Commonwealth Paraplegic Games (6 P, 1 F) F. Fictional characters with paraplegia (39 P) Films about people with paraplegia or tetraplegia (1 C, 118 P) P.
Elon Musk’s brain science startup, Neuralink, offered a peek Wednesday into how a quadriplegic person is using its brain implant to control a computer.