Sentences with phrase «causes involuntary»

In that case, the skin cells became striatal medium spiny neurons, which are affected in Huntington's disease — an inherited, eventually fatal genetic disorder that causes involuntary muscle movements and cognitive decline beginning in middle adulthood.

The updated guideline covers four neurologic disorders: spasticity in adults, which is muscle tightness that interferes with movement typically following a stroke, spinal cord or other neurologic injury; cervical dystonia, a disorder of the brain affecting neck muscle control that causes involuntary head tilt or neck movement; blepharospasm, a movement disorder that causes the eyes to close uncontrollably; and chronic and episodic migraine.

Spasmodic dysphonia causes involuntary movement of the larynx that can lead to extensive vocal strain.

They're brother and sister, and both have dystonia, a movement disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions.

Iron stakes mark the passage, and it is a simple matter to paddle through, though the sea urchins waving just inches beneath one's belly cause an involuntary, but no doubt healthful, tightening of the gut.

Antipsychotic treatment can cause involuntary movements such as lip smacking, tongue protrusions and excessive eye blinking.

An added benefit is that MenAfriVac ® also boosts protective immune responses to tetanus, a painful bacterial disease that can cause involuntary muscle tightening and spasms sometimes strong enough to fracture bones and even cause death.

It can affect motor areas, causing involuntary movement, or it can affect areas of the brain involved with behavior, causing intermittent behavioral changes.

Seizures can cause involuntary changes in body movement or function, sensation, awareness, or behavior.

Not exact matches

On the surface, stuttering is speech disorder caused by the involuntary repetition or prolongation of certain words and consonants, but the factors that cause stuttering range from genetics, child development, neurophysiology, and family dynamics.

According to this point of view, the problem drinker's behavior is quite involuntary; it is caused by conditions over which she or he has no control.

But that freedom is just one of many that we enjoy in the United States — and religious tolerance is no more, or less, valuable than are rights to free speech, to bear arms, to be free from search and seizure, to be presumed innocent until proven otherwise, to be tried by our peers, to have our day in court, to not be imprisoned or fined without cause, to ensure State's rights, to be free from slavery and involuntary servitude, and on, and on, and on.

An uprooting that is totally involuntary causes great pain.

Mislabeling has the potential to not only cause consumers with celiac disease to become seriously ill, but also raises a risk of fines, expensive or involuntary recalls, damage to brand reputation and possible litigation.

Scientifically, they are caused by an involuntary spasm or contraction of the diaphragm and the quick closing of the vocal chords which causes that «hic» sound.

Encopresis is defined as the voluntary or involuntary passage of stools (feces) in inappropriate places causing soiling of clothes by a child aged four or over.

The involuntary reflexes that cause baby's arms and legs to jerk about (natural symptoms of the developing nervous system) combined with a craving for tactile attention, make little ones ideal candidates for massage.

Hiccups are caused by involuntary synchronous contractions of the diaphragm as well as of the muscles of the intercostal space, which mimic a quick inhalation.

The King of Pop's doctor, Conrad Murray, is on trial for involuntary manslaughter, but could propofol alone have caused MJ's death?

Apparent death, as it is scientifically called, is an involuntary physiological response similar to fainting that causes the opossum to appear and smell like a dead or dying animal, thereby deterring predators who generally prefer live prey.

In a paper published in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences, academics from The University of Nottingham reviewed recent evidence that the neurochemical known as Gamma Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is responsible for dampening down the hyperactivity that causes the repetitive and involuntary movements and noises.

One of the SEs described is Buccoglossal Syndrome, a disorder involving involuntary movements of the body and caused by six different drugs.

The Center focuses on new solutions for overcoming this crippling neurodegenerative disorder, which robs patients of their independence by causing things such as short - term memory loss, involuntary movements of the head and trouble with swallowing.

It usually develops in adulthood and causes abnormal involuntary movements, psychiatric symptoms and dementia.

The Center focuses on new solutions for overcoming crippling neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington's Disease, which robs patients of their independence by causing things such as short - term memory loss, involuntary movements of the head and trouble with swallowing.

Characterized by painful, involuntary contraction of the vaginal muscles, the cause is a mystery, though it may be the result of past trauma, like sexual abuse.

Incredible physiological shifts take place when we meditate, causing an actual change in our brains and the involuntary processes of our bodies.

Cramp is an involuntary contraction of the muscle which can not only be very painful but may also cause muscle damage in severe cases.

One of the unfortunate side effects of long term consumption of the drug, beside auditory, visual and digestive disturbances, is the potential risk of involuntary prolonged erection caused by the chemically induced extended dilation of the blood vessels.

Accident here means a sudden, unforeseen and involuntary event caused by external, visible and violent means.

However, if you can prove that the foreclosure was caused by involuntary job loss or income reduction, and your payment history has been good since then, the waiting period can be as little as one year.

Behavioral problems: submissive urination is a kind of a stress associated cause of involuntary urination that is featured by the pet assuming a submissive position whilst urinating.

Another main trigger is the involuntary movement of the hairlike cilia in the respiratory tract which remove foreign matter from the air before it gets into the lungs, but other underlying causes can include mucous irritation, obstruction of the nasal passage, inflammation, excess nasal discharge or secretion, pneumonia, chronic vomiting, GI disease, and nasal tumors and dental diseases in older dogs.

Involuntary seizures are the most well known characteristic of epilepsy, which is often caused by brain malformations or tumors, head trauma and a variety of other diseases that cause lesions on the brain, according to Nancy Meers, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with the Children's Epilepsy Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite.

Stravinsky's «Rites of Spring» Certain passages in this piece occasionally cause me to have involuntary visualizations of primitive life forms evolving over the eons.

I apologize if the involuntary constraints of this website are causing annoyance.

Involuntary Manslaughter — Either (1) the unintentional killing of another without malice but while engaged in an unlawful activity not naturally tending to cause death or great bodily harm; or (2) the unintentional killing of another without malice but while engaged in a lawful activity with reckless disregard for the safety of others.

While a completely severed cord causes paralysis and loss of sensation below the severed section of cord, a partially severed or damaged cord might result in symptoms such as involuntary movements or muscle spasms, weakness or decreased motor control involving one or more limbs, loss or altered sensation in certain parts of the body, impaired bowel or bladder function, and other nervous system dysfunction.

Involuntary manslaughter occurs when you unintentionally cause the death of another person.

Involuntary muscle contractions caused by the shock can damage muscles, tendons, ligaments, and even bone.

District Court is the court of limited jurisdiction and handles juvenile matters, city and county ordinances, misdemeanors, violations, traffic offenses, probate of wills, arraignments, felony probable cause hearings, small claims involving $ 2,500 or less, civil cases involving $ 5,000 or less, voluntary and involuntary mental commitments and cases relating to domestic violence and abuse.

To impose a temporary mental health hold one must typically show probable cause to believe that the person is a threat to themselves or others, and must meet a higher standard of proof over a longer period of time to show a danger to themselves or others for a more permanent involuntary commitment to a mental institution.

The Applicant's condition was described as a «severe conversion disorder», with involuntary muscle spasms causing her severe and constant pain and migraines.

Accidental death is defined as a sudden, unforeseen and involuntary event caused by an external, violent and visible force.

*** Death by accident means a sudden, unforeseen, involuntary event caused by external, visible and violent means as revealed by an autopsy provided such death was caused directly by such accident and independent of any physical or mental illness within 180 days of the date of the accident.

Breaking the cycle of fear and distrust which leads Aboriginal people to often do anything to avoid mental health services, until they have extremely florid conditions, which finally cause emergency services to intercept them with high levels of subduing technologies and involuntary hospitalisations.

Last week's defamation suit brought against American Realty Capital Properties by its former chief accounting officer, Lisa McAlister, fits a common enough pattern: A company and an ousted executive go to war over whether there was or was not just cause for the exec's involuntary departure.

Disposition: The sale or other disposal of property that causes a gain or a loss including like - kind exchanges and involuntary conversions.

Last week's defamation suit brought against American Realty Capital Properties Inc. by Lisa McAlister, its former chief accounting officer, fits a common enough pattern: A company and an ousted executive go to war over whether there was or was not just cause for the exec's involuntary departure.