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Paralysis is most often caused by damage in the nervous system, especially the spinal cord. Other major causes are stroke, trauma with nerve injury, poliomyelitis, cerebral palsy, peripheral neuropathy, Parkinson's disease, ALS, botulism, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, and GuillainâBarré syndrome. Temporary paralysis occurs during REM sleep, and dysregulation of this system can lead to episodes of waking paralysis. Drugs that interfere with nerve function, such as curare, can also cause paralysis.Pseudoparalysis (pseudo- meaning "false, not genuine", from Greek ÏεῦδοÏ{{harvnb|Liddell|Scott|1940|loc=ÏεῦδοÏ}}) is voluntary restriction or inhibition of motion because of pain, incoordination, orgasm, or other cause, and is not due to actual muscular paralysis.TheFreeDictionary > pseudoparalysis, in turn citing The American Heritage Medical Dictionary 2007, 2004 In an infant, it may be a symptom of congenital syphilis.JOURNAL, Workowski KA, Berman SM, Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2006, MMWR Recomm Rep, 55, RRâ11, 1â94, August 2006, 16888612,weblink ... evidence of congenital syphilis (e.g., nonimmune hydrops, jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, rhinitis, skin rash, and/or pseudoparalysis of an extremity)., Pseudoparalysis can be caused by extreme mental stresses, and is a common feature of mental disorders such as panic anxiety disorder.WEB,weblink anxiety-panic.com, anxiety-panic.com, 2017-06-06, 2018-07-30,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180730202939weblink">weblink dead,Variations
Paralysis can occur in localised or generalised forms, or it may follow a certain pattern. Most paralyses caused by nervous-system damage (e.g., spinal cord injuries) are constant in nature; however, some forms of periodic paralysis, including sleep paralysis, are caused by other factors.JOURNAL, Hutchinson, Jonathan, Clinical Lecture On Cases Of Spina Bifida, With Paralysis Of Sphincters, The British Medical Journal, 1877, 1, 830, 767â768, 10.1136/bmj.1.860.767, 25244879, 2220916, 20748563, BOOK, Saladin, Kenneth, Anatomy and Physiology: Form and Function, 2012, McGraw Hill, 978-0-07-337825-1, Paralysis can occur in newborns due to a congenital defect known as spina bifida. Spina bifida causes one or more of the vertebrae to fail to form vertebral arches within the infant, which allows the spinal cord to protrude from the rest of the spine. In extreme cases, this can cause spinal cord function inferior to the missing vertebral arches to cease. This cessation of spinal cord function can result in paralysis of lower extremities. Documented cases of paralysis of the anal sphincter in newborns have been observed when spina bifida has gone untreated. While life-threatening, many cases of spina bifida can be corrected surgically if operated on within 72 hours of birth.Ascending paralysis presents in the lower limbs before the upper limbs. It can be associated with:- GuillainâBarré syndrome (another name for this condition is Landry's ascending paralysis)
- Tick paralysis{{MedlinePlusEncyclopedia|001359|Tick paralysis}}
Other animals
Many animal species use paralyzing toxins to capture prey, evade predation, or both. In stimulated muscles, the decrease in frequency of the miniature potentials runs parallel to the decrease in postsynaptic potential, and to the decrease in muscle contraction. In invertebrates, this clearly indicates that, e.g., Microbracon (wasp genus) venom causes paralysis of the neuromuscular system by acting at a presynaptic site. Philanthus venom inhibits both the fast and slow neuromuscular system at identical concentrations. It causes a decrease in the frequency of the miniature potentials without affecting their amplitude significantly.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}Invertebrates
In some species of wasp, to complete the reproductive cycle, the female wasp paralyses a prey item such as a grasshopper and places it in her nest. In the species Philanthus gibbosus, the paralysed insect (most often a bee species) is coated in a thick layer of pollen. The adult P. gibbosus then lays eggs in the paralysed insect, which is devoured by the larvae when they hatch.JOURNAL, Do diet and taxonomy influence insect gut bacterial communities?, Molecular Ecology, 2012-10-01, 1365-294X, 5124â5137, 21, 20, 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05752.x, 22978555, D. R., Colman, E. C., Toolson, C. D., Takacs-Vesbach, 23740875,Vertebrates
A well-known example of a vertebrate-produced paralyzing toxin is the tetrodotoxin of fish species such as Takifugu rubripes, the famously lethal pufferfish of Japanese fugu. This toxin works by binding to sodium channels in nerve cells, inhibiting the cells' proper function. A non-lethal dose of this toxin results in temporary paralysis. This toxin is also present in many other species ranging from toads to nemerteans.Paralysis can be seen in breeds of dogs that are chondrodysplastic. These dogs have short legs, and may also have short muzzles. Their intervertebral disc material can calcify and become more brittle. In such cases, the disc may rupture, with disc material ending up in the spinal canal, or rupturing more laterally to press on spinal nerves. A minor rupture may only result in paresis, but a major rupture can cause enough damage to cut off circulation. If no signs of pain can be elicited, surgery should be performed within 24 hours of the incident, to remove the disc material and relieve pressure on the spinal cord. After 24 hours, the chance of recovery declines rapidly, since with continued pressure, the spinal cord tissue deteriorates and dies.Another type of paralysis is caused by a fibrocartilaginous embolism. This is a microscopic piece of disc material that breaks off and becomes lodged in a spinal artery. Nerves served by the artery will die when deprived of blood.The German Shepherd Dog is especially prone to developing degenerative myelopathy. This is a deterioration of nerves in the spinal cord, starting in the posterior part of the cord. Affected dogs will become gradually weaker in the hind legs as nerves die off. Eventually, their hind legs become useless. They often also exhibit faecal and urinary incontinence. As the disease progresses, the paresis and paralysis gradually move forward. This disease also affects other large breeds of dogs. It is suspected to be an autoimmune problem.Cats with a heart murmur may develop blood clots that travel through arteries. If a clot is large enough to block one or both femoral arteries, there may be hind leg paralysis because the major source of blood flow to the hind leg is blocked.Many snakes exhibit powerful neurotoxins that can cause non-permanent paralysis or death.Also, many trees contain neurotoxins.See also
{{Colbegin|colwidth=15em}}- Spinal cord injuries
- Paraplegia
- Quadriplegia
- Hemiparesis
- Monoplegia
- Muscle relaxant
- Beriberi
- Neuroprosthetics
- Brainâcomputer interface
- Tonic immobility
- Cerebral palsy
- Cobratoxin
- Obdormition
- Narcolepsy
- Cataplexy
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