Symptoms
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Loss of sensory function, motor function, bladder control, bowel control
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Muscle rigidity, numbness and tingling, pain
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Visual disturbances, difficulties with speech
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Constipation or diarrhea
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Loss of function in the bladder and sexual organs
- Rashes, hearing loss
Causes
Paralysis is most often caused by damage to the nervous system, especially the spinal cord.
Other major causes include stroke, tumour and trauma (due to a fall or blow)
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Multiple sclerosis (a disease that destroys the protective sheath covering nerve cells)
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Cerebral palsy (a condition caused by a defect or injury to the brain)
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Metabolic disorder (a disorder that interferes with the body ability to maintain itself)
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Spondylitis (a disease that causes stiffness in the joints of the spine)
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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Toxins or poison
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Radiations
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