Paralysis
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Paralysis is the loss of muscle function in part of your body. It happens when something goes wrong with the way messages pass between your brain and muscles. Paralysis can be complete or partial. It can occur on one or both sides of your body. It can also occur in just one area, or it can be widespread. Paralysis of the lower half of your body, including both legs, is called paraplegia. Paralysis of the arms and legs is quadriplegia.
Most paralysis is due to strokes or injuries such as spinal cord injury or a broken neck. Other causes of paralysis include
- Nerve diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Autoimmune diseases such as Guillain-Barre syndrome
- Bell's palsy, which affects muscles in the face
Polio used to be a cause of paralysis, but polio no longer occurs in the U.S.
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Sleep Paralysis Studied By Psychologists
medicalnewstoday.com — “What do Moby Dick, the Salem witch trials and alien abductions all have in common? They all circle back to sleep paralysis.Less than 8 percent of the general population experiences sleep” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Sleep Paralysis Studied By Psychologists http://t.co/qStCgA9l #psychology
Is There A Fix For Washington's Paralysis? : NPR
npr.org — “President Obama's latest health proposal includes some Republican ideas — but not enough to win GOP votes. Scholar Jonathan Rauch discusses why the two parties can't come together to make deals.” View full resource at npr.org
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Is There a Fix for Washington's Paralysis?: President Obama's latest health proposal includes some Republican idea... http://bit.ly/aNpE08
Facial Nerve Paralysis | VEOMED
veomed.com — “Facial Nerve Paralysis | VEOMED” View full resource at veomed.com
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Facial Nerve Paralysis by Vanessa S. Rothholtz, M.D., M.Sc. , University of California Irvine, Irvine CA http://ow.ly/2VsEA
Facial Paralysis on #MDlinx
mdlinx.com — “Facial Paralysis on #MDlinx” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Features of Facial Asymmetry Following Incomplete Recovery from Facial Paralysis: Yonsei Medical Journal http://bit.ly/c26PO9 #ENT
Paralysis Resource Guide
nxtbook.com — “Paralysis Resource Guide” View full resource at nxtbook.com
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RT @Disabilitygov Christopher/Dana Reeve Foundation PRC offers FREE comprehensive paralysis resource guide. Online http://bit.ly/vICyN
Facial Paralysis or Bell's Palsy
fauquierent.net — “This webpage describes an alarming situation where the face suddenly and inexplicably stops moving without any other symptoms. One moment the face is moving fine, and the next, it suddenly has stopped moving on one side (rarely even both sides). Here's why...” View full resource at fauquierent.net
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Evaluation and Management of Facial Paralysis (Bell's Palsy) http://t.co/H5PvYUoH
Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis
emedicine.medscape.com — “Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis. Unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) occurs from a dysfunction of the recurrent laryngeal or vagus nerve innervating the larynx.” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Surgery Article | Facial Paralysis
mdlinx.com — “Activation of the Masseter muscle during normal smile production and the implications for dynamic reanimation surgery for facial paralysis” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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#plasticsurgery Activation of the Masseter muscle during normal smile production and the implications for dynami... http://bit.ly/oi5T6E
Otolaryngology Article | Facial Paralysis
mdlinx.com — “Oral antibiotic treatment and long-term outcomes of Lyme facial nerve palsy” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Oral antibiotic treatment and long-term outcomes of Lyme facial nerve palsy: Infection http://bit.ly/lSqvd2 #ENT
Otolaryngology Article | Facial Paralysis
mdlinx.com — “Warthins tumour and facial nerve palsy: an unusual association” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on May 7, 2011 at 12:01 pm By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Warthins tumour and facial nerve palsy: an unusual association: British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery http://bit.ly/kiOIAX #ENT
Surgery Article | Facial Paralysis
mdlinx.com — “Reinnervation by the contralateral facial nerve in patients with peripheral facial palsy” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on June 23, 2011 at 4:39 am By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Dr Josep Valls-Sole just commented on: Reinnervation by the contralateral facial nerve in patients w... http://bit.ly/jw8zyT #authorcmnt
Otolaryngology Article | Facial Paralysis
mdlinx.com — “Clinical Assessment of a New Computerised Objective Method of Measuring Facial Palsy” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on May 14, 2011 at 7:53 am By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Clinical Assessment of a New Computerised Objective Method of Measuring Facial Palsy: Clinical Otolaryngology http://bit.ly/ion367 #ENT
Neurology Article | Paralysis
mdlinx.com — “Electrocorticographic control of a prosthetic arm in paralyzed patients” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on September 3, 2011 at 8:52 pm By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Electrocorticographic control of a prosthetic arm in paralyzed patients: Annals of Neurology http://t.co/eIL4N2e #neuro
Ever Experienced The Terror Of Sleep Paralysis?
medicalnewstoday.com — “Professor Chris French, has co-authored a paper on sleep paralysis with Julia Santomauro, both of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmiths, University of London, which is published” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Ever Experienced The Terror Of Sleep Paralysis?: Professor Chris French, has co-authored a paper on sleep paraly.. http://bit.ly/XsVuG
Overcoming the Paralysis of Perfectionism | Psychology Today
psychologytoday.com — “A simple way to get unstuck. By Laura Deutsch...” View full resource at psychologytoday.com
Most Recently Shared on September 20, 2011 at 5:26 am By:
Dr. Nicholas Jenner PsyD, Doctor, and Psychologist
Overcoming the Paralysis of Perfectionism | Psychology Today http://t.co/AtiwiQRa
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