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There are many complications resulting from paralysis, which can prove to be fatal.
Most of these complications have to do with infections of the lungs, urinary tract, or skin (due to pressure sores). In this way, paralysis due to spinal cord injury could be fatal even if the initial trauma was not.
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Who is affected by Todd's paralysis?
Todd's paralysis usually strikes individuals who have epilepsy (recurrent seizures ), although it may occur after any seizure.
What does paralysis prevent people from doing?
Paralysis by definition prevents movement.
What percentage of injuries causing paralysis involve alcohol?
Alcohol use is a factor of about 1 and 4 spinal cord injuries. Most of these injuries occur in college age people with the percent of injuries causing paralysis that involve alcohol approximately 86%.
What types of people are most at risk for bedsores?
records show that two thirds of all bedsores occur in people over age 70. People who are neurologically impaired, such as those with spinal injuries or paralysis, are also at high risk.
How many people die by Australian paralysis ticks every year?
20 people die by australian paralysis ticks every year.
What is residual paralysis?
Residual is leftover, and paralysis is inability to move; so residual paralysis is a leftover inability to move after partial recovery. For example, most people with Bell's Palsy recover, but some complain of residual paralysis.
What is the paralysis that makes people appear dead?
a coma
What is the meaning of paralytic?
Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis., Affected with paralysis, or palsy., Inclined or tending to paralysis., A person affected with paralysis.
What are complications of paralysis?
paralysis
What is the plural paralysis?
The plural form of paralysis is paralyses.
What is the most common injury or sickness caused by diphtheria?
Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and/or temporary paralysis. Death can occur in about 10% of cases.
What body system is affected by paralysis?
The body's nervous system is affected by paralysis. There are different types of paralysis. These can range from either paralysis from the waist down, or paralysis from the neck down.
