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Facial paralysis is usually caused by traumatic, infectious, neurological, metabolic, toxic, vascular, and idiopathic conditions. [4] While over 50% of the cases of unilateral facial paralysis are caused by idiopathic conditions, less than 20% of bilateral cases are idiopathic. The most common infectious cause of facial diplegia is Lyme disease ...
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]
Bell's palsy is the most common cause of one-sided facial nerve paralysis (70%). [2] [9] It occurs in 1 to 4 per 10,000 people per year. [2] About 1.5% of people are affected at some point in their lives. [10] It most commonly occurs in people between ages 15 and 60. [1] Males and females are affected equally. [1]
[7] [11] Depression is the most common cause of problems with arousal in people with SCI. [55] People frequently experience grief and despair initially after the injury. [56] Anxiety, substance use disorders and alcohol use disorder may increase after discharge from a hospital as new challenges occur, which can exacerbate sexual difficulties. [57]
Heart disease is terrifying, especially as it's the number one cause of death in the U.S. About 1 in 20 people who are 20 years old or older are living with it.. At doctor’s visits, your ...
Motor neuron diseases affect both children and adults. [5] While each motor neuron disease affects patients differently, they all cause movement-related symptoms, mainly muscle weakness . [ 6 ] Most of these diseases seem to occur randomly without known causes, but some forms are inherited. [ 2 ]
Over 45 for men and over 55 for women. Family history. Having a family history of early heart disease. Sex. People born male are at increased risk. Congenital defects. Having problems with your ...
An online survey conducted by the Cleveland Clinic of 1,174 men 18 years or older, found that 72% of men would rather do household tasks, such as cleaning the bathroom or mowing the lawn, than see ...