Problem
Paralysis
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Palsy Nature:
Paralysis (pl.: paralyses; also known as plegia) is a loss of motor function in one or more muscles. Paralysis can also be accompanied by a loss of feeling (sensory loss) in the affected area if there is sensory damage. In the United States, roughly 1 in 50 people have been diagnosed with some form of permanent or transient paralysis. The word "paralysis" derives from the Greek παράλυσις, meaning "disabling of the nerves" from παρά (para) meaning "beside, by" and λύσις (lysis) meaning "making loose". A paralysis accompanied by involuntary tremors is usually called "palsy".
Broader Problems:
InactivityIll-defined health conditionsSymptoms of sense organ diseasesSymptoms of nervous system diseasesSymptoms of musculoskeletal system diseases Narrower Problems:
HemiplegiaParaplegiaTetraplegiaPoliomyelitisElephantiasisWasting palsyFacial paralysisCerebral paralysisParkinson's diseaseFunctional paralysisInfantile monoplegiaBrachial plexus injuriesParalysis of throat, eye, limb and respiratory muscles Related Problems:
Numbness of limbs Aggravates:
Locomotor disabilities Strategies:
Treating medical paralysis Subject(s):
Medicine → Locomotive, integumentary systemMedicine → Muscular system
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST