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    Many things come to mind when people allow themselves to think about horror movies. Most may experience the feeling of butterflies in their stomach for fear or just pure excitement‚ but where does that fear or excitement come from? One might say that it is the anti-social instincts of horror that we all have hidden and festering deep down inside. A great horror author Stephen King once said‚” that watching a horror movie helps us control the anti-social instincts we all have inside”. Some people

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    When spinal injury occurs at the lower level‚ only legs can be affected (paraplegia). Numbness on one half of the body (left or right) is usually caused by stroke and is usually accompanied by muscle paralysis (hemiplegia) on the affected side. Numbness/Tingling in the Face Some causes: - Stroke usually causes numbness on one half of the face - In multiple sclerosis‚ numbness can come and go - Hyperventilation due to anxiety or hard exercise can

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    spinal cord stimulation to provide a completely paralyzed man‚ the ability to step out in a bionic device. Breakthrough for paralysis patients Mark Pollock‚ a 39 year-old man who was paralyzed from the waist down for four years prior to the study‚ was able to voluntarily control a robotic exoskeleton to take a few thousand steps. This is the first time that a person with paralysis was able to voluntarily control his muscles and work in tandem with a robotic device to take steps in a rhythmic fashion

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    nervous system and could potentially lead to paralysis (paralyzation) or death when left untreated. There are 3 different types of Poliomyelitis: Paralytic‚ Non-Paralytic Sub-clinical. About the infections Paralytic - rarest‚ most serious type of Polio - highest risk of leading to full or partial paralysis (paralyzation). Three different types of paralytic polio: Spinal‚ Bulbar and Brainstem. Non-Paralytic - Mild symptoms‚ does not lead to paralysis‚ only affects nervous system. Subclinical -

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    Polio‚ poliomyelitis‚ is a deadly infectious paralytic disease caused by the poliovirus. Transmission of this disease is from person to person and very contagious with the ability to infect the brain and spinal cord causing paralysis. Most common routes of transmission are direct person to person contact‚ contact with infected mucus or phlegm from the nose or mouth such as droplets from a sneeze or cough or contact with infected feces. The individual is contagious immediately before symptoms present

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    extremities. This disorder can last anywhere from two to as long as twenty years or more. The distinctive feature of Miller Fisher Syndrome is the patients are affected by paralysis in the head‚ consequently resulting in difficulty controlling the eye muscles and balance. These patients have abnormal muscle coordination‚ paralysis of the eye muscles‚ absence of tendon reflexes‚ generalized muscle weakness and respiratory failure. They will begin to recover in as little as two to four weeks after the

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    For ten long years‚ Scott Routley had been lost. Sure‚ his family could visit him every day‚ hold his hand and see his face‚ but‚ being in a vegetative state‚ they were no more aware of each other‚ than if they had been on distant planets. Or so medical science has believed. But‚ according to the BBC‚ on November 12th‚ 2012‚ something extraordinary happened. Using brain-computer interface technology‚ Scott’s doctor was able to ask him questions‚ and receive coherent answers. Using a combination of

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    the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Stony Brook University. The field of Neurology‚ particularly as it relates to movement and paralysis after brain and spinal cord injuries (SCIs)‚ has roused my curiosity for some time. SCI is the second leading cause of paralysis in the USA. Because of severe impairments in upper and lower limb function after paralysis‚ persons with a SCI lose their independence which severely deteriorates their quality of life. Currently‚ African Americans make up approximately

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    suggest that’s its perhaps cold “oh… I never thought of it...” he’s almost unfamiliar with his own wife. Sylvia’s illness is mentioned again – appears to be coping. Audience is introduced to Dr Hyman‚ Sylvia’s doctor who is investigating her sudden paralysis. Sylvia appears to be coping well‚ something which Hyman admires. Dr Hyman has the results from Dr Sherman’s tests on Sylvia. Reference to the typicality of the time – a doctor smoking indoors‚ un fazed by the claimed causes of smoking. p5 Hyman

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    embryo. The result is that the spine fails to close properly which causes‚ in the most severe cases‚ a protrusion of the spine through the lower back of the child; hence the Latin name of “split spine.” Depending on the type‚ spina bifida can cause paralysis‚ latex allergy‚ hydrocephalus‚ and more. There are three major types of spina bifida: occulta‚ meningocele‚ and myelomeningocele. Spina bifida occulta is the mildest form and does not cause any brain or nerve damage. It occurs when the bones in

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