Paralysis
Paralysis: Introduction
Paralysis: Paralysis refers to a loss of the ability of a muscle to contract and move.
See detailed information below for a list of 325
causes of Paralysis, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Paralysis:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Paralysis.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
See full list of 325
causes of Paralysis
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Paralysis
Home medical tests possibly related to Paralysis:
Causes of Types of Paralysis:
Review the causes of these more specific types of Paralysis:
Review causes of more specific types of Paralysis:
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types for Paralysis
Paralysis Treatments
Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Paralysis may include:
Review further information on Paralysis Treatments.
Medications or substances causing Paralysis:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Paralysis as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Paralysis
Causes of General Symptom Types
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Paralysis: Deaths
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Misdiagnosis and Paralysis
Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis).
See symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency...read more »
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Paralysis: Research Related Doctors & Specialists
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Paralysis: Undiagnosed Conditions
Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:
Definitions of Paralysis:
Loss of the ability to move a body part
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Severe loss or impairment of motor function in part due to lesion of the neural or muscular mechanism.
- (Source - CRISP)
Loss of ability to move all or part of the body.
- (Source - National Cancer Institute)
Detailed list of causes of Paralysis
The list below shows some of the causes of Paralysis mentioned in various sources:
See full list of 325
causes of Paralysis
How Common are these Causes of Paralysis?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Paralysis.
Of the 325
causes of Paralysis that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 7
causes are "common" diseases
- 3
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 9
causes are "rare" diseases
- 18
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 300
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 325
causes of Paralysis
Conditions listing medical symptoms: Paralysis:
The following list of conditions
have 'Paralysis' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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include a symptom of Paralysis or choose View All.
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- AChR deficiency and short channel open time
... paralysis of eye muscles
- Acoustic Neurinoma
... facial paralysis
- Acoustic neuroma
... facial paralysis
- Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
... paralysis
- Acute fulminant multiple sclerosis
... paralysis
- Acute idiopathic polyneuritis
... ascending atonic paralysis
- Adenoid cystic carcinoma
... facial paralysis
- Adrenal adenoma, familial
... paralysis
- Adrenal Cancer
... paralysis
- Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms
... paralysis
- Adrenal gland hyperfunction
... paralysis
- Adrenal incidentaloma
... paralysis
- Adrenocortical carcinoma
... paralysis
- Adrenoleukodystrophy, autosomal, neonatal form
... paralysis
- Alajouanine syndrome
... facial paralysis
- Alternating Hemiplegia
... facial muscle paralysis
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1
... paralysis, loss of use of arms
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial
... paralysis, loss of use of arms
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 1
... paralysis, loss of use of arms
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 2
... loss of use of arms
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 3
... paralysis, loss of use of arms
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 4
... loss of use of arms
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 5
... loss of use of arms
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 6
... paralysis, loss of use of arms
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 7
... paralysis, loss of use of arms
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 8
... paralysis, loss of use of arms
- Apricot seed poisoning
... paralysis
- Arachnoiditis
... paralysis
- Arbovirosis
... paralysis
- Arteriovenous Malformation
... paralysis
- Asphyxia
... paralysis
- Ataxia -- oculomotor apraxia, type 1
... quadriplegia
- Ataxia-oculomotor apraxia syndrome
... quadriplegia
- Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
... paralysis
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- Malignant astrocytoma
... paralysis
- Marburg multiple sclerosis
... paralysis
- Mareck's disease -- nervous system
... paralysis
- Mareck's disease -- visceral
... paralysis
- Marek disease
... paralysis
- Marek's disease
... paralysis
- Marine toxins
... paralysis
- Mayapple poisoning
... paralysis
- MELAS
... paralysis of eye muscles
- Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
... Partial facial paralysis
- Mercury poisoning
... Paralysis
- Mercury poisoning -- consumption of contaminated fish
... paralysis
- Mercury poisoning -- Folk Remedies
... paralysis
- Mesothelioma, adult malignant
... paralysis
- Mesothelioma, adult malignant -- pleural
... paralysis
- Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
... paralysis, quadriplegia
- Metastatic insulinoma
... paralysis
- Migraine
... Eye paralysis
- Minicore myopathy with external ophthalmoplegia
... paralysis of eye muscles
- Mixed cellularity Hodgkin's disease
... paralysis
- Mobius syndrome
... facial paralysis
- Moebius syndrome 1
... facial paralysis
- Monkshood poisoning
... paralysis
- Movement disorders
... paralysis
- Moyamoya Syndrome
... paralysis
- Multiple Sclerosis
... Paralysis
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 1
... Paralysis
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 2
... Paralysis
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 3
... Paralysis
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 4
... Paralysis
- Myopathy -- ophthalmoplegia -- hypoacousia -- areflexia
... paralysis of eye muscles
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- Narcolepsy
... sagging facial muscles
- Neural tube defect
... Leg paralysis
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 1
... paralysis
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 2
... paralysis
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 3
... paralysis
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 4
... paralysis
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 5
... paralysis
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 6
... paralysis
- Neuropathy sensory spastic paraplegia
... leg paralysis
- Neurosyphilis -- general paresis
... paralysis
- Nodular sclerosing Hodgkin's lymphoma
... paralysis
- Nyssen-Van Bogaert syndrome
... paralysis
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- Salivary gland cancer
... Facial paralysis
- Schistosomiasis
... paralysis
- Schistosomiasis japonica
... paralysis
- Schistosomiasis mansoni
... paralysis
- Selected Encephalitides
... paralysis
- Simian B virus infection
... paralysis
- Spina bifida
... leg paralysis
- Spinal atrophy -- ophthalmoplegia -- pyramidal syndrome
... paralysis of eye muscles
- Spinal cord injury
... paralysis
- Spinal shock
... atonic paralysis
- Spinocerebellar ataxia, Machado-Joseph type III
... paralysis of eye muscles
- Subarachnoid haemorrhage
... Paralysis
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
... paralysis
- Subdural hematoma
... paralysis
- Syphilis
... paralysis, paralysis if untreated
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Hemolytic Anemia, Susceptibility to, 1
... paralysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Nephritis, Susceptibility to, 1
... paralysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Vitiligo, Susceptibility to, 1
... paralysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 1
... paralysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 10
... paralysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 11
... paralysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 12
... paralysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 13
... paralysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 2
... paralysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 3
... paralysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 4
... paralysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 5
... paralysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 6
... paralysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 7
... paralysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 8
... paralysis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 9
... paralysis
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Conditions listing medical complications: Paralysis:
The following list of medical conditions have
Paralysis or similar
listed as a medical complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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Causes of Paralysis Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Paralysis based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Classifications of Paralysis:
Subtypes of Paralysis:
Ankle paralysis (16 causes), Arm paralysis (29 causes), Elbow paralysis (13 causes), Eye paralysis (31 causes), Finger paralysis (15 causes), Foot paralysis (16 causes), Jaw paralysis (13 causes), Knee paralysis (13 causes), Leg paralysis (33 causes), Thigh paralysis (15 causes), Wrist paralysis (15 causes), Facial paralysis (70 causes), Back paralysis (19 causes), Quadriplegia (36 causes), Hemipariesis (8 causes), Bell's palsy (9 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Paralysis:
Weakness (3752 causes), Sick (5751 causes), Pain (6458 causes), Sensations (6520 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Sensory symptoms (7134 causes), Muscle symptoms (7251 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes), Common symptoms (8589 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes)
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