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Paralysis: Causes, Types & Treatments

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Paralysis: Causes, Types & Treatments

Paralysis is caused by a disorder in the nerve system which results in a temporary or permanent loss of voluntary muscular action. One is at risk of a paralysis attack if there is an issue with the way messages between your brain and body parts are transmitted. Consequently, our brain fails to transmit a signal to the respective muscle and loses control.


Paralysis Diagnosis and Tests

1. X-ray reveals damaged bones that could cause injuries.


2. CT scans and MRIs are used to look for evidence of a stroke, brain injury, or spinal cord injury. Bones, muscles, and tissues are visible in a whole-body imaging scan.


3. A myelogram is a test that looks for damage to the spinal cord and nerves.


4. An electromyogram (EMG) measures nerve and muscle electrical activity.


5. A spinal tap (lumbar puncture) checks for infection, inflammation, and diseases like multiple sclerosis in the spinal fluid (MS).


What are the Complications of Paralysis


Paralysis majorly impacts respiration and heart health. Aside from this, ignoring early symptoms can lead to a variety of physiological and mental problems.


1. Breathing difficulties, coughing, and the possibility of pneumonia


2. Blood clots and deep vein thrombosis (DVT)


3. Speech or swallowing problems (Dysphagia)


4. Anxiety and depression.


Types of Paralysis


● Complete paralysis: 

When you can’t move or control any muscles at all. In some cases, there may be no sensation as well.


● Partial or incomplete paralysis: 

When you can control some but not all muscles.


● Localized paralysis: 

Affects a small area of the body like your face, hands, feet, or vocal cords.


Generalized paralysis affects several bodily parts at a time and is spread across a large area.


● Monoplegia is a kind of paralysis that affects only one limb.


● Diplegia is a condition in which both arms, legs, or sides of the face are affected.


● Hemiplegia is paralysis of one side of the body and is most commonly caused by a stroke on one side of the brain.


● Quadriplegia (or tetraplegia) is a type of paralysis that affects all four limbs as well as various organs.


● Paraplegia is the term for paralysis from the waist down.


● A locked-in syndrome is the most severe and unusual type of paralysis, in which a person loses control of all muscles except those that control eye movements.


Source :- https://www.kayawell.com/blog/paralysis-types-symptoms-causes-treatments

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