Search Results 1-10 of 17437 for paralysis

  1. Spinal cord injury - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Paraplegia. This paralysis affects all or part of the trunk, legs and pelvic organs but not the arms. Your healthcare team performs a series of tests to ...

  2. Vocal cord paralysis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Vocal cord paralysis happens when nerve impulses to the voice box, known as the larynx, are disrupted. This causes the muscle to become paralyzed. Often the ...

  3. Stroke - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Numbness, weakness or paralysis in the face, arm or leg. This often affects ... Loss of muscle movement, known as paralysis. You may become paralyzed ...

  4. Guillain-Barre syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    It can cause weakness, numbness or paralysis. Weakness and tingling in the hands and feet are usually the first symptoms. These sensations can quickly spread ...

  5. Bell's palsy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Facial paralysis · Mild weakness to total paralysis on one side of the face — occurring within hours to days. · Facial droop and trouble making facial expressions ...

  6. Vocal cord paralysis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    To diagnose vocal cord paralysis, your healthcare professional asks about your symptoms and lifestyle. Your care professional also listens to your voice and ...

  7. Polio - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Learn more about this contagious viral illness that affects the nervous system. Severe disease can lead to paralysis, trouble breathing and sometimes death.

  8. Multidisciplinary team approach addresses vocal cord paralysis in children - Mayo Clinic

    Vocal cord paresis or paralysis in children is an uncommon disorder. It can be associated with birth trauma, neurological conditions, infections or recent ...

  9. Vocal cord paralysis - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic

    Find out more about this condition that happens when nerve signals that control the voice box are interrupted.

  10. Transverse myelitis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    This can cause pain, muscle weakness, paralysis, sensory problems, or bladder and bowel dysfunction. There are many different causes of transverse myelitis ...