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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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General Paralysis of the Insane or GPI, is the term used specifically for the tertiary form of syphilis in which both a physical and mental deterioration takes place. This pattern was familiar to psychiatrists of the period: as one explained, "[i]f you exclude general paralysis and alcoholism, women are more covert negotiations through intermediaries, the general paralysis of the U. |
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