Paralysis
hideParalysis is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. Paralysis can cause loss of feeling or loss of mobility in the affected area.
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News tagged with paralysis
New on-off 'switch' triggers and reverses paralysis in animals with a beam of light (w/ Video)
Nov 18, 2009 |
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In an advance with overtones of Star Trek phasers and other sci-fi ray guns, scientists in Canada are reporting development of an internal on-off "switch" that paralyzes animals when exposed to a beam of ultraviolet ...
More pain means real gain in complex regional pain syndrome treatment
Nov 12, 2009 |
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The saying "more pain, more gain" may be true for those already in terrible pain due to a chronic and debilitating condition, contrary to received wisdom. For those with Type I Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), working ...
Thyroid surgery safe for older patients, study finds
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Thyroid surgery is safe for older patients, say physicians who found only slight differences in rates of complications and hospital readmissions in a multi-year study.
Study evaluates use of corticosteroids and antiviral agents for treatment of Bell Palsy
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Among patients with Bell Palsy, a facial paralysis with unknown cause, treatment with corticosteroids is associated with a reduced risk of an unsatisfactory recovery, and treatment with a combination of corticosteroids and ...
Shocked by therapies: psychologists reject sexual reorientation
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 06, 2009 |
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US psychologists are slamming therapies treating homosexuality as an illness, and warning mental health workers against promising patients their sexual orientations might be changed.
Neuronal survival and axonal regrowth obtained in vitro
Jul 24, 2009 |
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While repair of the central nervous system has long been considered impossible, French researchers from Inserm, the CNRS and the UPMC have just developed a strategy that could promote neuronal regeneration after injury. The ...
Babies with mild facial paralysis from forceps typically do not need treatment
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Mild facial nerve paralysis caused by the use of forceps during birth generally resolves on its own and does not require treatment, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Adding antiviral agents to steroids to treat facial paralysis is not linked to improved recovery
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Adding an antiviral agent to corticosteroids for treatment of Bell's palsy (a condition characterized by partial facial paralysis) is not associated with improved recovery of facial movement function, according to a meta-analysis ...
Zebrafish offer clues to treatments for motor neurone disease
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Tiny zebrafish could hold the key to stem cell treatments for motor neurone disease.
More people live with paralysis than doctors knew
Apr 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Surprising new research says nearly 1.3 million Americans are living with a spinal-cord injury, five times more than previous estimates.
Rare window on spinal muscular atrophy genetics
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Caused by a mutation of the SMN gene, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an infantile and juvenile neurodegenerative disorder where motor neuron loss causes progressive paralysis. A new study published in the open access journal ...
Removing wrinkles with RHAMM
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Hollywood stars of a certain age take note: Research at Berkeley Lab suggests that a protein linked to the spread of several major human cancers may also hold great potential for the elimination of wrinkles ...
Stem cells used to reverse paralysis in animals
Jan 28, 2009 |
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A new study has found that transplantation of stem cells from the lining of the spinal cord, called ependymal stem cells, reverses paralysis associated with spinal cord injuries in laboratory tests. The findings show that ...
