Paralysis

Bell’s palsy is defined as being a peripheral palsy of the facial nerve, resulting in unilateral muscle weakness of the face. Usually developing over one to three days, this facial paralysis typically reverses itself and normal function is restored without any medical intervention. In the rare case that it does not correct itself and treatment is necessary; medications, surgery, and physical therapy are indicated to assist in helping restore facial function. Goodman and Fuller state that…

Clostridium Botulinum is a gram positive, motile bacterium with the ability to produce the neurotoxin botulinum. Clostridium Botulism can cause placcid paralysis, where muscles become limp and cannot contract. Clostridium Botulinum is a potentially fatal micro intoxication, which is a food poisoning microorganism that can cause health problems. Clostridium Botulinum is odor less and taste less and only a small amount needs to be consumed to be fatal. Clostridium Botulinum can be transmitted by…

with paralysis by making them as independent as possible. For example, a range of mobility aids, such as wheelchairs and orthoses, are used to compensate muscle weakness. Most people use a catheter which is a thin, flexible tube inserted through a hole in the abdomen to empty urine from their bladder. People with breathing difficulty need a ventilator which carries out the job of the diaphragm by controlling lung pressure. Basically, all these are helping the patients to cope with paralysis but…

health problem that occurs when the body's defense (immune) system mistakenly attacks part of the nervous system. This leads to nerve inflammation that causes muscle weakness or paralysis and other symptoms.” (Walling 2013.) In other words, GBS is an autoimmune response leading to ascending muscle weakness and paralysis. ii. Explain why the pathology is a possibility for this patient. 1. Why do the clinical manifestations this patient has make you consider the pathophysiological…

It is about a collection of miracles but also tends to have punishment for certain individuals in terms of the loss of control of the body, which is further loosely translatable to a form of paralysis. It’s understood that this was a recognized book for its time and points to the probability that paralysis was a feared form of torture by the people of this time period. Numerous other points are made to this end by examining other books or ideas on important peoples. Though, another aspect that…

dare to try. Cheerleading can be for guys to but it’s mostly for girls. Even though it’s another activity for girls to join, cheerleading is a dumb activity because it’s one of the most dangerous activities, and cheerleading can lead to death or paralysis. Right up front, cheerleading is a dumb sport to join. Like Reilly said “The velcroed-on smiles. The bizarre arm movements stolen from the navy signalmen’s handbook. The same cheers done by every troupe in every state.” Cheerleading is…

The patient is suffering from Bell’s Palsy, which is flaccid paralysis only on one side of the face. Flaccid paralysis is when a muscle is paralyzed or weakened because the muscles cannot contract. And this is because of never damage. Bell’s Palsy got the name from Dr. Charles Bell in 1821. Because Bell’s palsy come without any warning, people think that they have brain tumor. People that have diabetes and pregnant women are more at risk than other people. This disease is common for people in…

peripheral nervous system and what no longer works. Since there is three sections in the spinal cord, each section has a different outcome when it comes to an injury. A spinal cord injury within C1-C8 is called Quadriplegia or Tetraplegia. Paralysis affects the cervical spinal nerves, in different degrees in all four limbs. The body will still try to send messages from the injury to the brain through the spinal cord, via sensory pathways. The brain will also attempt to send messages from…

overwhelming paralysis that they can only break away from by reliving their memories. This reconstruction of memories is especially relevant to Gabriel Conroy, a character whose self-consciousness and routine-driven existence enhance the stagnation he perceives in his life. Gabriel finds his salvation by revisiting his memories. Thus, although Gabriel may alter the factual accuracy of his memories, he is able to transfigure the past and use it as a form of escape from the paralysis of the…

to appear and is the most troublesome, making it difficult to concentrate and fully function. People with narcolepsy experience a temporary inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon waking. Not everyone with narcolepsy has. sleep paralysis. Another symptom is cataplexy, can cause some physical changes, from slurred speech to complete weakness of muscles. According to mayo clinic cataplexy is uncontrollable and is triggered by intense emotions, usually positive ones such as…