Sentences with phrase «paralysis of part of the body»

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Before entering the «media challenge,» I signed a waiver warning of potential «lacerations, sprains, herniations, torn or wrenched off body parts, broken bones, broken teeth, drowning, numbness, paralysis, incontinence,» etc..

«Every day, most of us take for granted that when we will to move, we can move any part of our body with precision and control in multiple directions and those with traumatic spinal cord injury or any other form of paralysis can not,» said Benjamin Walter, associate professor of Neurology at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Clinical PI of the Cleveland BrainGate2 trial and medical director of the Deep Brain Stimulation Program at UH Cleveland Medical Center.

Unlike peripheral nerves, which re-sprout axons when they are damaged, mature spinal neurons do not regrow axons in the part of the body where the injury has occurred — such as when the spinal cord is cut or crushed — which results in paralysis below the injury.

In one, people wish that part of their body were paralysed.

Growing new body parts, reversing paralysis, stretching the limits of the human life span: This trailblazing stem cell researcher believes it is all within our reach.

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.

Since the ear is associated with several nerves that can affect other parts of the body such as the face, a middle ear infection (otitis media) can cause some facial paralysis and deafness.

Paralysis, which can include paraplegia, quadriplegia, or triplegia, is the loss of strength or mobility in a part of the body.

Monoplegia: this is a type of paralysis that only affects one typically smaller part of the body, such as a limb.

Paralysis is a loss of motor function in certain parts of the body.

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.

Injuries to the Thoracic spine can result in paralysis of the lower part of the body.

Some injuries lead to the full or partial losing of sensation and control in a part of the body known as paralysis.

Spinal cord damage can cause loss of sensation in certain parts of the body, nerve damage and partial or full paralysis.

The most serious spinal cord injuries result in paralysis, leaving the victim unable to move or feel parts of their body.

Paralysis is also broken down into two categories depending on the part of the body it affects:

This policy covers death by accidents, (not natural causes) and dismemberment, and generally pays for the loss of certain body parts such as loss of a limb, eyesight and paralysis.

An AD&D policy also covers dismemberment (partial or total loss of a hand, arm, or other body part) as well as paralysis and the loss of sight, speech, or hearing.

Typically, the AD&D policy pays a percentage for the loss of a limb, partial or permanent paralysis, or the loss of use of specific body parts, such as the loss of sight, hearing, or speech.