Neurites include axons, which are often severed during spinal cord injuries. When axons are cut, communication between ...
Though rare, cerebral palsy can sometimes cause hypotonic symptoms, or chronic muscle weakness. Treatments such as physical therapy or surgery can help improve mobility. Cerebral palsy is a physical ...
Bell’s palsy is a temporary type of facial weakness or paralysis. It’s a noncontagious condition for which the exact cause is unknown. The symptoms and paralysis associated with Bell’s palsy occur due ...
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Facial nerve paralysis and what causes it
Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Key Takeaways Facial nerve paralysis often causes weakness on one side of the face.Bell's palsy is a common cause of facial nerve paralysis and is linked to ...
Ion channels are crucial for the normal function of excitable tissues such as neurons and skeletal muscle. Since the discovery that the paroxysmal muscle disorder periodic paralysis is caused by ...
Northwestern University scientists have developed the most advanced organoid model for human spinal cord injury to date. In a new study, the research team used lab-grown human spinal cord ...
Hemiplegia refers to paralysis on one side of the body. It can affect the legs, arms, and facial muscles on the left or right side. It is not a condition, but a symptom of other conditions. Hemiplegia ...
A recent case study could overturn existing beliefs about certain paralysis types. An approach combining spinal cord stimulation and physical therapy has now helped a man living for years with ...
Sleep paralysis is a temporary sense of paralysis that occurs between stages of wakefulness and sleep. During an episode of sleep paralysis, you are conscious but unable to move or speak.One of the ...
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What causes sleep paralysis?
Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Key Takeaways Sleep paralysis happens when you wake up but can't move for a few minutes ...
Commercially available assistive typing devices predominantly rely on the person using the device being able to make eye movements or deliver voice commands. Eye-tracking keyboards can let people with ...
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