Paralysis is the complete absence of movement, which occurs due to the lesion of the motor pathways of the nervous system, which is the totality of its nerve structures that are responsible for motor activity. According to statistics, most often there is a paralysis of the right or left side of the body after a stroke, a paralysis of other moving parts of the body (arms, legs, larynx, diaphragm, and so on) is somewhat less often. Paralysis can be:
Functional paralysis occurs in most cases due to the formation of a so-called stagnant region of inhibition in the brain, which prevents muscles from receiving a command to contract.
Organic paralysis is formed due to the fact that the nervous system (at any level) can be affected by the following factors:
- some chemicals;
- some medications (for example, muscle relaxants during some procedures);
- toxins (of bacterial and viral origin, industrial, formed as a result of metabolic disorders);
- neoformations (benign and malignant, including metastatic ones) or other focal brain damages;
- injuries.
Care is of great importance for such patients, because it allows for prevention of bedsores, congestive pneumonia, etc.
You will receive the answers to specific questions related to paralysis, its prevention, examination and treatment methods applied in this situation, on our website.
Author of the article: Irina Pepenina, M.D.
Date of publication: 11.11.2019
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