Not exact matches
Upon discharge
from the hospital, more than 25 percent of SCI patients have complete paraplegia, meaning they are unable to feel or move their
legs; more than 20 percent suffer
from complete tetraplegia, or
paralysis in all four limbs and the torso.
By 1930, Marthe was
paralysed in her
legs and arms; she neither ate (apart
from the Eucharist) nor drank, never slept and bore the stigmata.
My baby was exploding
from my stomach, punching and kicking every which way, and the
paralysis of the nerve pain shooting
from my pelvis down my
legs left me army crawling for the bedroom door.
Even after complete spinal
paralysis, the human spinal cord is able to trigger activity in the
leg muscles using electrical pulses
from an implanted stimulator.
One clue comes
from an episode in the United States, during Prohibition, when doctors in New York City and elsewhere in the 1920s started seeing patients with muscle spasms, tingling and numbness in the
legs, and, in some cases,
paralysis.
There are currently two models — the Rear Support Wheelchair (
from US$ 225 / S $ 317) for pets with full strength in their front
legs and
paralysis only in their hind ones, and the Full Support Wheelchair (
from US$ 375 / S $ 528) for pets with weakness or
paralysis in both their front and hind
legs.
Race injuries are extremely common, and dogs suffer
from broken necks, cardiac arrest, broken
legs, and spinal cord
paralysis.
A small number of cats can suffer
from feline aortic thromboembolism (FATE)-- a blood clot in the aorta that causes blockage of blood flow to the back
legs (most commonly), leading to sudden
paralysis, severe pain, and often, death.
Had
paralysis of his back
legs from an unknown cause, but received the medical care and therapy he needed to live a happy life.
Dogs are not designed to have such a great length of spine in comparison to very short
leg length, and sadly they can suffer
from paralysis as a result.
Dogs with DM initially develop incoordination and progressive weakness of their rear
legs resulting in
paralysis within one year
from onset of signs.
Dogs with IVDD have symptoms ranging
from mild pain (lowered head, reluctance to move, stiffness, sensitivity to touch), to severe pain (arched back, lameness, dragging
legs, inability to stand, crying when touched or moving, trembling, staggering, collapse), to partial or complete
paralysis.
Paraplegia involves
paralysis of both
legs as a result of a spinal cord injury (although there are exceptions), and is usually caused
from the trauma of a serious accident....
Paralysis can result
from spinal cord injuries or severe injuries to the
legs.
These can range
from impaired movement of arms or
legs due to nerve damage to complete
paralysis of the body below the site of the injury.