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How could a lung become paralyzed?
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Phrenic Nerve: Injury to the phrenic nerve (the nerve that controls the diaphragm) can result in paralysis of the muscle that moves air in and out of the lung (the diaphragm); most people with unilateral/one sided phrenic nerve injury are asymptomatic unless they have underlying lung disease.
Answered 6/22/2017
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Diaphragm: The diaphragm can become paralyzed if it's nerve supply, the phrenic nerve, is injured. A diaphragm plication may be needed to improve symptoms.
Answered 6/24/2015
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