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paralysisLoss of voluntary movement due to failure of nerve impulses to reach the muscles involved. It may result from almost any disorder of the nervous system, including brain or spinal cord injury, poliomyelitis, stroke, and progressive conditions such as a tumour or multiple sclerosis. Paralysis may also involve loss of sensation due to sensory nerve disturbance. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Bell's palsy: progressive ascending paralysis, therapeutic implications. An outbreak of rabies in Trinidad without history of bites and with symptoms of acute ascending paralysis. Reports of European bat lyssavirus type 2 (EBLV-2) in Europe, 1985-2004 * Year County Description 1985 ([dagger]) Finland 30-year-old man admitted to department of neurology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, with ascending paralysis and radiating pain in right arm and neck; became agitated with hyperexcitability, hyperventilation, and spasms the following day; died 20 days after admission. |
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