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Paresis Vs Paralysis
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Is spastic paralysis curable?
No: It is possible to reduce the spasticity to a degree with medications, phyiscal therapy, different treatments like Botox injections, and some fancier treatments like implantable pumps to deliver anti spasticity medication. Unfortunately at this date we do not have a "cure" that can reverse paralysis. I hope we will someday. ...Read more
Palsy (Definition)
...is a corruption of French "paralise" from Latinized Greek "paralysis." In the old days it meant any kind of persistent weakness. To this day Parkinson's disease is also called "paralysis agitans" which is a Latin translation of Dr. Parkinson's original name for it, the "shaking palsy." We've obviously reborrowed the full form "paralysis" into English as well; today ...Read more
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What is spastic dyplegia of cerebral palsy?
Legs>arms: Spastic diplegia is a condition in which the lower extremities are more affected than uppers. Intelligence may be normal and ambulation with braces or ankle supports may be good ...Read more
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Any treatments for spastic para paresis?
Yes: It is not possible to completely cure spastic paraparesis but various treatments can help. These include physical therapy, stretching exercises, oral medications, nerve blocks, Botox injections, medication via implanted pump, electrical stimulation to name a few. ...Read more
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Bell's palsy vs. Facial nerve palsy. Different?
Often: Misdiagnosed, bell's palsy is a type of facial nerve palsy when the cause is unknown. In order for a facial nerve palsy to be correctly labelled bell's palsy, an appropriate evaluation with imaging studies needs to be done. ...Read more
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What is the difference between cerebral palsy and spastic hemiparesis or diplegia?
Terminology: Spastic diplegia refers to spasticity that primarily affects the legs, and spastic hemiplegia primarily affects one side of the body (arm and leg). Cerebral palsy is a movement disorder caused by damage to an immature brain and can present as either. ...Read more
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What is abducens paresis?
Abnormal movement of: This is weakness of either the muscle that moves the eye laterally or trouble with the nerve to that muscle. It is most commonly due to trouble with the nerve that moves the muscle. There are many possible causes. A neuroloigst or neuro-ophthalmologist is the person to see. ...Read more
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Erb's paralysis is what kind of paralysis?
Erb palsy: Erb's palsy is an injury that typically occurs at birth and involves the nerves of the brachial plexus in the shoulder region. The injury is manifested with weakness in the shoulder and upper arm with the hand and wrist usually working normally. ...Read more
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What is hemiplegia paralysis?
Half body weak: Hemiplegia means half the body. Paralysis means inability to move. Following a stroke a person may be paralysed on only one half of the body. Any damage to one side of the brain can result in paralysis of the opposite side of the body. ...Read more
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What is the meaning of cerebral palsy spastic diplegia?
Stiff legs from CP: Cerebral palsy describes disorders of movement & posture related to injury to the developing nervous system before the third birthday.(pregnancy, labor, delivery or after) an injury to the brain cells that handle the motor functions of the lower extremities can produce diplegia (two limb) stiffness.This injury has been associated with a brain hemorrhage near the motor cells. ...Read more
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What is tropical spastic paraparesis?
Disorder of sp cord: A subacute condition with impairment of lower extremity >upper extremity function, sensory abnormalities, bladder functioning and girdling lumbar pain. About 80 % of patients with tsp have antibodies to htlv-1 (not aids virus..Htlv-3) the disorder and similar disorders were described in caribbean patients. ...Read more
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What is functional paresis?
Terminology: The term functional is sort of slang for "non-organic" and paresis refers to weakness, so the combination suggests non-neurological or untrue weakness and implies an underlying psychological or psychiatric causation. ...Read more
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Could anesthesia cause progressive supranuclear palsy (psp)?
Not likely: No one knows for sure what causes it. It is a degenerative neurologic disease a little similar to Parkinson's disease in a comparable area of the brain. The cause may be genetic, viral, though no one really knows. It is very very rare. ...Read more
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What are the differences between flaccid paralysis and spastic paralysis?
Spasticity: Both types of paralysis involve loss of voluntary motor function. However, in the spastic type, involuntary movements persist, such as with cerebral palsy. ...Read more
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What is hereditary spastic paraparesis?
Rare condition: Progressive leg weakness and spasticity (tightness and catching of leg with flexion), caused by autosomal dominant and recessive or x-linked genetics, with usual slow progression and normal life span. Mri may demonstrate atrophy of brain and/or spinal cord. ...Read more
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Any treatment for heriditary spastic paraparesis? Accompanied by sensory neuropathy?
Symptomatic treatmen: Hsp is a group of inherited disorders, often insidiously progressive and severe. There are no effective treatments to the underlying damage to the nerve axons so treatment is symptomatic. Baclofen, dantrolene and tinazidine may help with spasticity; oxybutinin with urinary urgency; gabapentin, Pregabalin and duloxetine for neuropathy. Vitamins, d, e and b6 may also help. Physical therapy also. ...Read more
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How is spastic paralysis treated?
See below: Spastic paralysis is a general term for many condition in the brain or spinal cord that cause weakness or paralysis of the limbs as well as spasticity which causes increased abnormal tone in the muscles. The conditions most often associated with this conditions are brain injuries, stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis and sometimes als. There are treatments that can reduce spasticity. ...Read more
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Whats infantile paralysis mean?
Polio: Infantile paralysis is an old synonym for poliomyelitis, an acute and often devastating viral disease. ...Read more
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Difference between flaccid and spastic paralysis.?
Tone: The difference is in the tone of the muscles. In people with spastic paralysis, they will often have involuntary movements of their legs or arms and it is very difficult to move the limb by another person like a physical therapy. This is spasticity. A flaccid paralyzed limb has no muscle tone and is limp and easily moved by another. ...Read more
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What causes adult laryngeal nerve palsy?
Depends: There are many causes of laryngeal nerve paresis (palsy). The most common cause is after surgery.. Thyroid surgery, neck surgery or cardiac surgery. It could be caused by a tumor or mass affecting the nerve. It may also be idiopathic... No known cause - likely viral. If you suspect laryngeal nerve palsy, you should be seen by an ent. ...Read more
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Is progressive supranuclear palsy a demyelinating disease?
PSP: Progressive supranuclear palsy: the disorder's long name indicates that the disease begins slowly and continues to get worse (progressive), and causes weakness (palsy) by damaging certain parts of the brain above pea-sized structures called nuclei that control eye movements (supranuclear). It is central; demyelinating conditions occur in the peripheral nervous system. ...Read more
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Paresis (Definition)
Paresis means weakness or inability to move a body part, often used to describe a neurologic condition. For example para-paresis means someone can not move their legs, hemiparesis refers to someone being unable to move one side of their body, such as their right ...Read more
Paralysis (Definition)
A paralyzed limb cannot be voluntarily moved, and the term reflects leg involvement, paraplegia, full body, quadriplegia, and less than full, tetraplegia. Causes can be many, including stroke, trauma, ...Read more