Paralysis

The rarity of paralysis following poliovirus infection

After infection with poliovirus, only about 1% of individuals develop paralysis. I have always wondered whether genetic polymorphisms underlie the rarity of this disease outcome. The results of study carried...

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Nigeria Polio Update: African Country Remains Polio-Free For 3 Years

Nigeria remains without a case of polio for three years and is in the verge to be certified as a polio-free country. Source link

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Nigeria on the brink of being polio free

There have been no reported cases of polio in Nigeria for the last three years and the nation may soon be declared free of the crippling viral disease. According to...

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Enterovirus D68 and childhood paralysis

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention thinks that viruses play a role in the childhood paralysis called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). The finding of antibodies to enterovirus D68 (EV-D68)...

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NIH contract awarded to UAB for acute flaccid myelitis natural history study

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham approximately $10 million over 5 years to...

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Researchers decode factors that contribute to risk of developing motor neuron disease

Trinity College Dublin researchers have found that one in 347 men and one in 436 women can be expected to develop motor neuron disease during their lifetime. Source link

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Johns Hopkins co-leads study on 'poliolike' condition affecting children

Johns Hopkins Medicine and University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers will lead a multicenter, multinational study of acute flaccid myelitis, the “poliolike” condition affecting children that causes loss of muscle...

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Gut microbiota protects from viral-induced neurologic damage, study finds

Gut microbes produce compounds that prime immune cells to destroy harmful viruses in the brain and nervous system, according to a mouse study published today in eLife. Source link

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13 adults with complete paralysis benefit from nerve transfer surgery

A prospective study of young adults with spinal cord injury examines the benefits of nerve transfer surgery up to 24 months after the intervention. Source link

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Nerve Transfers Restore Hand, Elbow Functions in Paralyzed Patients

(MedPage Today) -- Young adults with tetraplegia can grasp, pinch, and open and close hands Source link

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Nerve transfer surgery restores upper limb function in people with tetraplegia

13 young adults with tetraplegia are able to feed themselves, hold a drink, brush their teeth, and write as a result of a novel surgical technique which connects functioning nerves...

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Rewiring of nerves gives movement to paralyzed arms and hands

Researchers from Australia have successfully “rewired” the nerves within the paralyzed arms of some accident survivors and provided them with successful movement of arms and hands. Source link

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New evidence points to possible cause of puzzling paralysis in kids

Researchers say they have strong new evidence that a virus is involved in a rare and puzzling polio-like condition that began affecting children in the U.S. about five years ago....

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Kessler Foundation receives $1 million gift to study groundbreaking treatments for spinal cord injury

Tim Reynolds, co-founder of the Wall Street firm Jane Street Capital, and his wife, Caroline, made a $1 million gift to Kessler Foundation to launch groundbreaking research at the Foundation's...

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Most people with a hidden brain condition experience lasting physical difficulties

Four out of five people with a hidden brain condition that causes limb weakness or paralysis experience lasting physical difficulties. Source link

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Modified Selective Neurectomy for the Treatment of Post–Facial Paralysis Synkinesis

Background: To address functional and smile dysfunction associated with post–facial paralysis synkinesis, the senior author (B.A.) has offered “modified selective neurectomy” of the lower division of the facial nerve as...

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Reversibly paralyzing, heavily sedating hospitalized patients do not improve outcomes

Reversibly paralyzing and heavily sedating hospitalized patients with severe breathing problems do not improve outcomes in most cases, according to a National Institutes of Health-sponsored clinical trial conducted at dozens...

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Drug reduces risk of relapse with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, study shows

[ad_1] The drug eculizumab, a synthetic antibody that inhibits the inflammatory response, significantly reduced the risk of relapse with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. Source link [ad_2]

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Advances in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s could lead to treatments for other disorders

[ad_1] A new paper published in Nature Reviews Neurology suggests that recent advances in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease could lead to treatments for conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder,...

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Facial paralysis of unknown etiology.

Related Articles Facial paralysis of unknown etiology. J Am Dent Assoc. 2019 Mar 21;: Authors: Lee KC, Lee JJ, Peters SM, Mandel L PMID: 30905374 [PubMed - as supplied by...

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