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What part of the body is affected by hyperkalemic periodic paralysis?
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Weakness usually progresses from the lower limbs to the upper, and may involve the facial muscles as well.
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What body system is affected by paralysis?
The body's nervous system is affected by paralysis. There are different types of paralysis. These can range from either paralysis from the waist down, or paralysis from the neck down.
After a stroke how can a doctor tell which hemisphere was affected?
If there is paralysis on the right side of the body then he will know that the left hemisphere was affected and trouble with the left side of the body means the right hemisphere is affected. The brain is cross wired!
What body part affect the disease beriberi?
In severe cases the heart becomes affected, and the nervous disorder may lead to paralysis and death.
What type of paralysis is associated with polio?
Paralysis is usually asymmetric; that is, it affects only one side of the body. The paralyzed limbs retain their ability to feel. When the muscles of respiration are affected, the patient may need to be put on a mechanical ventilator.
An individual affected with paraplegia is referred to as?
An individual affected with paraplegia is referred to as a paraplegic. It is a condition characterized by paralysis or weakness in the lower half of the body, typically caused by spinal cord injury or disease.
What is ipsilateral paralysis?
It is paralysis affecting only one side of the body
How does a paralysis affect the nervous system?
The lower extremities are most easily and readily affected. The foot drop from cerebral palsy and Parkinson's Disease, and the neuropathies from Diabetes and Alcoholism all affect the lower extremities before any other part of the body.
What is hemaplegia?
HEMIPLEGIA is a type of CEREBRAL PALSY that results from damage to the parts of the brain that control muscle movements. This damage may occur before, during or shortly after birth. The term HEMIPLEGIA means that the paralysis is on one side of the body. A similar medical term, HEMIPARESIS, means a weakness on one side of the body. In children with hemiplegia, the paralysis in the body occurs on the side opposite the affected part of the brain. For example, if the left side of the child's brain is injured, then the paralysis will be on the right side of the child's body. AL
What is paralysis one side of the body?
Paraplegia
What characterizes an attack of hypokalemic periodic paralysis?
The weakness from a particular attack may last from several hours to as long as several days, and may be localized to a particular limb, or might involve the entire body.
What term means total paralysis affecting only one side of the body?
The term for total paralysis of one side of the body is hemiplegia, while a weakness on one side of the body is hemiparesis.Hemiparesis: One-sided paralysis of the body.Hemiplegia is the word for half paralysis.
Flaccid equals being rigid or firm is that true or false?
False. Flaccid is the opposite of rigid. For example, in the medical field, there's flaccid paralysis and rigid paralysis. Flaccid paralysis is when a body part is unable to be moved, but there is no muscle tone. The body part is "floppy." Rigid paralysis is when the body part is unable to be moved, but there is a lot of muscle tone. The body part is "stiff."
