Articles for tag: Paralysis, Stroke Risk Factors, Stroke Treatment

Problems Encountered After a Stroke

Stroke is a condition that occurs when a part or portions of the brain do not get enough blood supply. This may occur as a result of blockage or rupture of the blood vessel, which can cause a part or parts of the brain to not receive blood. While stroke can affect people of any ...

What is Bulbar Poliomyelitis?

Acute poliomyelitis is a highly contagious viral disease which ranges in severity from inapparent infection to overwhelming paralytic illness and death. The virus is spread by human contact and enters through the nose or mouth, then spreading to various parts of the body. Poliomyelitis is particularly liable to affect certain parts of the spinal cord, ...

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Sleep Paralysis During the REM Part of the Sleep Cycle

Have you ever dreamt that were awakened and were unable to move? It is possible that you weren’t dreaming at all. You could have been suffering from sleep paralysis. Wikipedia states that, “sleep paralysis is a condition characterized by temporary paralysis of the body shortly after waking up (known as hypnopompic paralysis) or, less often, ...

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What is Guillain-Barré Syndrome?

What is Guillain-Barré syndrome? Guillain-Barré syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that is generally caused by an acute infection by outside antigens, such as vaccines or by a viral or bacterial infection. Once introduced to the system of someone susceptible to developing Guillain-Barré syndrome, the antigens attack nerve tissues, causing an inflammatory disorder of the peripheral ...

Old Hag Syndrome: A Look at Sleep Paralysis

Many people have suffered from Sleep Paralysis at some point in their life and never realize there is a name for it. Others suffer from Sleep Paralysis regularly and research it, struggling to find a cause of Sleep Paralysis. For those who dont know, Sleep Paralysis is the inability to move voluntarily that some people ...

What is Dream Paralysis

Have you ever heard of the Hag Syndrome? Well this is what Dream Paralysis was once called. Some people believe that the origins of this syndrome may be rooted in the incubus and succubus legends. Also, from the Scandinavian, and Icelandic legends the origins might also come from the Mara, or Mare, who is responsible ...

Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

Erin* was lying in the floor on her stomach, reading to her two young daughters, when she suddenly began to feel weak, and her vision started to dim. She lay her head on the floor, and was unable to move. Her husband and daughters thought that she had passed out – but Erin was fully ...

How to Identify and Cure Facial Paralysis

Facial paralysis is the condition in which the facial nerve becomes inflamed. It results in total loss of voluntary muscle movement of one side of the face. This means the person will not be able to move any muscle in the affected region. Facial paralysis may be caused due to Bell’s palsy, stroke, brain tumour, ...