"Paralysed" redirects here. For other uses, see Paralysed (disambiguation) and Paralysis (disambiguation).
"Paralytic" redirects here. For the gene, see Paralytic (gene).
Not to be confused with Spasticity, Sensory loss, Hypoesthesia, Hemiparesis, or Spastic hemiplegia.
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Medical condition
Paralysis
Specialty
Neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry
Paralysis (pl.: paralyses; also known as plegia) is a loss of motor function in one or more muscles. Paralysis can also be accompanied by a loss of feeling (sensory loss) in the affected area if there is sensory damage. In the United States, roughly 1 in 50 people have been diagnosed with some form of permanent or transient paralysis.[1] The word "paralysis" derives from the Greek παράλυσις, meaning "disabling of the nerves"[2] from παρά (para) meaning "beside, by"[3] and λύσις (lysis) meaning "making loose".[4] A paralysis accompanied by involuntary tremors is usually called "palsy".[5][6]
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