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| Paralysis | |
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| Specialty | Neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry |
Paralysis (pl.: paralyses; also known as plegia) is a loss of motor function in one or more muscles. Paralysis can also be accompanied by a loss of feeling (sensory loss) in the affected area if there is sensory damage. In the United States, roughly 1 in 50 people have been diagnosed with some form of permanent or transient paralysis.[1] The word "paralysis" derives from the Greek παράλυσις, meaning "disabling of the nerves"[2] from παρά (para) meaning "beside, by"[3] and λύσις (lysis) meaning "making loose".[4] A paralysis accompanied by involuntary tremors is usually called "palsy".[5][6]
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