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  2. List of people with paraplegia - Wikipedia

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    Ajith C. S. Perera (1956–2020), a Sri Lankan disability rights activist and former cricket umpire, who was paralyzed when a tree fell onto his moving car. [15] Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), former president of the United States who, at the age of 39, was partially paralyzed by polio [16]

  3. List of people with quadriplegia - Wikipedia

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    Paralyzed due to a fall in 2005. [22] Curtis Mayfield (1942–1999) – Soul singer/songwriter, paralyzed in a stage accident in 1990. [23] Guy McElroy (1948–1990) – American art historian and curator [24] Elena Mukhina (1960–2006) – Soviet gymnast and 1978 World AA Champion, paralyzed as a result of an under-rotation in a practice ...

  4. Woman Paralyzed by Falling Tree Can Move Again Thanks to ...

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    As Owen explained: “It [used to] take me 30 minutes to get dressed. Now it takes 12. [I used to require] 20 caregiving hours a week and I was able to move down to about eight."

  5. Woman paralyzed by fallen tree finds hope with newly FDA ...

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    Man walks 1 year after being paralyzed in bicycle crash Owen, who participated in the Up-LIFT study , a clinical trial focusing on the health benefits of ARC-EX Therapy, saw a life-changing impact.

  6. Paralysis - Wikipedia

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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]

  7. New brain therapy allows paralyzed patients to walk again: 'I ...

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    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 ...

  8. Diplegia - Wikipedia

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    Diplegia, when used singularly, refers to paralysis affecting symmetrical parts of the body.This is different from hemiplegia which refers to spasticity restricted to one side of the body, paraplegia which refers to paralysis restricted to the legs and hip, and quadriplegia which requires the involvement of all four limbs but not necessarily symmetrical. [1]

  9. Woman's body, reportedly missing legs, found in ... - AOL

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