Sentences with phrase «led to a paralysis of»

I've seen classmates and relatives whose fear of crossing a bridge in their own professional life has led to a paralysis of potential, leaving them to watch from the shores of the familiar as the world moves on.

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It's great to have this information, but the excess of information becomes counterproductive because it leads to analysis from paralysis.

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In the wonderful explorations by Binet, Janet, Breuer, Freud, Mason, Prince, and others, of the subliminal consciousness of patients with hysteria, we have revealed to us whole systems of underground life, in the shape of memories of a painful sort which lead a parasitic existence, buried outside of the primary field of consciousness, and making irruptions thereinto with hallucinations, pains, convulsions, paralyses of feeling and of motion, and the whole procession of symptoms of hysteric disease of body and of mind.

All the cutely organized craft supplies and fancy wooden toys and gorgeous playrooms on Pinterest can lead to playtime paralysis for those of us who lead, you know, normal lives with dirty dishes in the sink and a limited budget for baby entertainment.

Those issues, which are related to the formation of the brain and spinal cord, can lead to paralysis or death, so it is important.

A helicopter crash in Vauxhall has led to the closure of Vauxhall bridge, paralysing Embankment and suspending all the trains into Waterloo.

Leaving aside the debate about just how much influence Britain has within the EU anyway, would a Brexit really result in a diminution of power greater than the end of empire, or that which states like Greece gave up when they joined the Euro, or when Poland chose paralysis as its political system in the eighteenth century, leading to it disappearing from the map altogether for well over a century?

I always thought it did matter to report the internecine battles within the government, not least because they often paralysed Whitehall or led to bad decision - making that was to the detriment of both the country and New Labour itself.

After much deliberation on issues that led to the industrial dispute, the leader of the State Government delegation, elder Simon Achuba appealed to the labour leaders to call off their over six - weeks old industrial strike, which has paralysed government activities and has become a great concern to stakeholders in the state.

Zucker says about 80 percent of people who have the virus do not exhibit symptoms, though the virus can also lead to paralysis or death.

It should have been obvious that the task for the Labour Party was to keep the media focus on the lies and false promises from the leading Brexit campaigners; and it should have been obvious that the task for the Labour Party was to exploit the division in the Conservative Party and the paralysis of the lame - duck Cameron administration.

He added: «The events at the meeting in Strasbourg led to me later being treated by doctors for two seizures, partial paralysis and loss of feeling in my face and body.»

The Scottish Nationalists, led by Nicola Sturgeon, have threatened to paralyse the UK government by blocking «any bit of spending» they do not agree with

The pairing of neuroscience and computer technology is leading to once unimaginable treatments for those with severe paralysis or brain injuries that impact speech, opening paths to restore mobility and lost communication, according to a congressional presentation on neurotechnology and the military.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first recognized description of Guillain - Barré syndrome, a disorder that can lead to long - term disability, paralysis and death.

The situation is such, they add, that it «will lead to the gradual paralysis of the research activity of the centers starting at the end of this month of July.»

Implanted electrodes might also be dangerous if they penetrate sensitive regions of the brain like the speech centers, where damage could lead to speech loss, or the motor cortex, where paralysis is a risk.

Most commonly, these avulsion injuries affect the innervation of the arm and hand, and lead to paralysis, loss of sensation and cause chronic pain.

They don't seem to take account of studies outside the anatomical field that examine the function of the vagus nerve, the role of the brain in orgasm, or how direct cervical stimulation can lead to orgasm in paralysed women.

Instead of focusing his energy on generating neural regrowth across spinal cord lesions that lead to paralysis, his approach relies on the plasticity of the nervous system, this incredible ability of the nervous system to adapt to damage.

Guillain - Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute life - threatening disease of the nervous system that leads to sensory disturbances and acute flaccid paralysis.

This disorder progressively leads to general paralysis, and most patients die of respiratory failure.

«It's the herniation of those abnormal discs that can lead to paralysis in the worst cases.»

Degenerative Myelopathy is a naturally occurring, progressive adult onset disorder of the spinal cord that leads to paralysis and death.

Brazil, El Salvador, and French Polynesia also suspect Zika virus may have led to increased cases of a neurological disorder in adults called Guillain - Barre syndrome that causes temporary paralysis.

«People used to think that this region of the medulla was only involved in the paralysis of skeletal muscles during REM sleep,» said lead author Yang Dan, a UC Berkeley professor of molecular and cell biology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator.

In stroke patients with right hemisphere damage, cold water temporarily led to awareness of their paralysis.

Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, attacks muscle - controlling nerve cells — motor neurons — in the brain, brainstem and spinal cord, leading to progressive weakness and eventual paralysis of muscles throughout the body.

Damaged axons in the brain and spinal cord of mammals don't regenerate, and spinal cord injuries can therefore lead to permanent paralysis.

Motor neurons drive muscle contractions, and their damage underlies devastating diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal muscular atrophy, both of which ultimately lead to paralysis and early death.

Saxitoxin is a potent neurotoxin that blocks the flow of sodium in the nerve cells leading to numbness, paralysis and death.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder that leads to paralysis and death due to the loss of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord.

These disorders are caused by the progressive degeneration of motor neurons, often leading to paralysis and ultimately death in patients.

Degeneration of motor neurons in ALS leads to progressive loss of muscle control, paralysis and untimely death.

This attack damages nerve cells, leading to a host of symptoms including numbness, fatigue, difficulty walking, paralysis and loss of vision.

This attack damages the nerve cells, leading to a host of symptoms that include numbness, fatigue, difficulty walking, paralysis and loss of vision.

About SMA SMA is a severe neuromuscular disease characterized by the loss of motor neurons leading to progressive muscle weakness and paralysis.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that leads to paralysis — and eventually death — due to the loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain.

Guillain - Barre syndrome is the leading cause of non-trauma paralysis, according to the study authors.

In an interview with The Atlantic, Christopher French, a professor of psychology and head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmiths, University of London, pointed out that sleep paralysis — a condition that affects up to 40 % of people at some point in their lives — can lead to hallucinations that may be confused with paranormal experiences.

Analyzing every part of your weight loss plan over and over again will only lead you to «analysis paralysis», leaving you unmotivated, confused and essentially unable to implement it in reality.

But getting obsessive with achieving the best form possible as soon as you begin performing squats can lead you to analysis paralysis instead of the perfect squat and you might be overlooking the position of one of the most important body parts — the head.

In addition, mild cases of potassium toxicity can give rise to symptoms of muscular weakness, tingling and temporary paralysis, while severe toxicity leads to an abnormal heartbeat that can result in cardiac arrest.

- disrupt the balance of electrolytes, potentially leading to malfunction of the heart, and paralysis.

In a time when people are paralysed by choice, overwhelmed by the options available and committed to leading single lives, it's refreshing to see people driven to make a commitment of any kind.

Not even his best friend Lane's paralysis from an injury even worse than Brady's can persuade our young lead to give up his dreams, even though bouts of dizziness, vomiting and seizures in his hands continue to plague him.

As the film becomes confined to Georges and Anne's well - appointed apartment, we settle in for an observation of the day - to - day as Anne's condition worsens (that's the invasion of privacy referred to in my opener above), and the narrative takes its inevitable course — minor immobility but still - bright sentience giving way to paralysis, dementia, force - feeding, loss of bodily - function control, wailing and terrified / terrifying unrecognizability leading up to the point of the unbearable for both husband and wife — we are also treated to a kaleidoscopic view of this couple's comfort with each other, their familiarity, their annoyances, their casually brutal honesty, and their reflexive care for one another.

Because of the way the plot is structured, a blow - out is unavoidable, and it occurs at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas (weirdly graduated into a film's pivot point), where Jon's eagerness to sell out in front of cute, slack - mouthed publicists and Frank's paralysing awkwardness both lead to disaster.

As Mark Blois from Browne Jacobson LLP explains in his session, the key to being comfortable with legal duties is to have access to just the right level of information: a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing, but too much information can sometimes lead to paralysis.