Onset of age, site and respiratory symptoms are strongly associated with respiratory decline in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a long-term longitudinal study by Gen Sobue, Shin-ichi Terao, Yasunobu Nosaki, Atsunori Murao, Ryota Torii, Nanayo Ogawa, Naofumi Miura, Yousuke Sasaki

“…We performed Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis for onset-REP according to identified factors.Results Onset sites were the upper limb (U-ALS), lower limb (L-ALS), bulbar paralysis (B-ALS) and respiratory paralysis (R-ALS) in 37, 19, 32 and 12 patients, respectively. …”
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Challenges in the Management of Giant Carcinoma Ex-Pleiomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid Gland in a Single Tertiary Center by Miruna Bratiloveanu, Mihai Dumitru, Andreea Nicoleta Marinescu, Crenguta Serboiu, Oana Maria Patrascu, Adrian Costache, Daniela Vrinceanu

“…<i>Conclusions:</i> CXPA is a neoplasia that, when associated with large tumor volumes or peripheral facial paralysis in particular, is a challenge for both the doctor and patient.…”
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome due to CMV Reactivation after Cardiac Transplantation by Christina Maria Steger, Herwig Antretter, Daniel Höfer

“…The instantaneous postoperative course was uneventful, but, seven months later, he suffered from paralysis in the lower extremities finally resulting in quadriplegia and was admitted to hospital. …”
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Narcolepsy: a case report and review of literature by E. Baltakytė, A. Popa, E. Pajėdienė

“… Narcolepsy is one of the central hypersomnias associated with a tetrad of symptoms: excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations. On average, the accurate diagnosis of narcolepsy is made after 10.5 years after the onset of the disease, therefore the treatment is delayed causing a reduced quality of life. …”
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Antibody Response in Seropositive Multiple Sclerosis Patients Vaccinated with Attenuated Live Varicella Zoster Virus by RT Ross, MR Dawood, Mary Cheang, Lindsay E Nicolle

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety and effectiveness of live attenuated varicella zoster virus (VZV) vaccine (OKA/Merck) on 50 patients with chronic progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), based on the hypothesis that VZV might be the antigen or antigen mimic of MS plus the fact that repeated high antigen doses have produced ‘antigen paralysis’ in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis mice.…”
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Nutrition management for ischemic stroke patient with hemorrhagic transformation, hemiparesis dextra and dysphagia: A case report by Saliha Puspita Prameswari Fajria, Muharram Nurdin Naufal

“…This case report details an 81-year-old man with ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic transformation, experiencing decreased consciousness, right-sided paralysis and dysphagia. At risk of malnutrition, the patient required tailored nutritional care and was given low-lactose formula via nasogastric tube (NGT) as initial intervention. …”
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Ultrasound analysis of hemidiaphragm function in case of pleural effusion by Martin Boussuges, Martin Boussuges, Fabienne Bregeon, Fabienne Bregeon, Xavier Benoit D’Journo, Alain Boussuges, Alain Boussuges

“…In some cases, a paradoxical motion suggesting hemidiaphragm paralysis was observed. When the inspiratory thickening was normal, the paradoxical excursions disappeared in supine position. …”
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Circulatory Collapse due to Hyperinflation in a Patient with Tracheobronchomalacia: A Case Report and Brief Review by Niclas Lundström, Gert Henriksson, Ola Börjesson, Malin Jonsson Fagerlund, Johan Petersson

“…Adjusted ventilation settings, deep sedation, and muscle paralysis followed by acute stenting of the affected collapsing airways restored ventilation and prevented recurrent circulatory collapse. …”
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Seeing without the Occipito-Parietal Cortex: Simultagnosia as a Shrinkage of the Attentional Visual Field by François Michel, Marie-Anne Henaff

“…With her visual attention narrowed to a kind of functional tunnel vision, the patient exhibited simultanagnosia (Wolpert, 1924), a symptom previously described in 1909 by Balint under the label of Psychic paralysis of “Gaze”. In striking contrast AT showed an efficient and effortless perception of complex natural scenes, which, according to recent work in normal subjects, necessitate few if any attentional resources.…”
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Guillain–Barré Syndrome Secondary to West Nile Virus in New York City by Rafail Beshai, Daniel Bibawy, Joseph Bibawy

“…She had a rapidly progressing ascending paralysis, a common feature in GBS patients but an uncommon presentation in WNV. …”
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Rougissement littéraire by Ina Schenker

“…In the different stages of shame, from paralysis to the desire to hide or forget everything to aggression, the analysis opens up the necessary room for reflection towards action that can overcome shame in its actual injustice…”
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Late Stent Thrombosis in a Patient with Endovascular Aortic Repair for Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury by Michael H. Chiu, Youri Kaitoukov, Amanda Roze des Ordons

“…We present a case of a 19-year-old male who presented with acute paralysis and multiorgan dysfunction from acute TEVAR thrombosis. …”
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Renaissance à Bulawayo, Zimbabwe : la ville dans The Stone Virgins de Yvonne Vera by Marie-Jeanne Gauffre

“…Indeed, both a protective shell and the centre of a network of streets opening out into the outer world, Bulawayo cons trasts with the confinement and paralysis of the main characters, whose injured selves echo outside chaos. …”
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Guillain-Barré syndrome following falciparum malaria infection: a case report by Molla Asnake Kebede, Alemayehu Beharu Tekle, Misikir Alemu Eshetu, Erkyehun Pawlos Shash, Melaku Tsediew Berhanu, Elias Tabiet Ahmed, Hashime Meketa Negatie

“…Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an inflammatory condition that can lead to paralysis, autonomic dysfunction, respiratory failure, and sensory symptoms. …”
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Effects of tropicamide and compound tropicamide eye drops on ocular biological parameters and choroid thickness in children by Mengyue Xu, Na Li, Yan Liu, Yaru Chen, Shuping Xie, Jianfeng Wang

“…Results After application of tropicamide and compound tropicamide to induce the ciliary muscle paralysis, SE, AL, and LT decreased, while ACD, CCT, and WTW increased compared to baseline(all P values < 0.05). …”
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Acute spinal subdural hematoma following lumbar puncture in a pediatric leukemia patient by Kheirreddine Mohamed Abderraouf, Khelifa Adel, Aichaoui Fayçal, Morsli Abdelhalim

“…The child presented with pain and acute paralysis in the lower limbs a few hours after lumbar puncture. …”
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Unique Phrenic Nerve-Sparing Regional Anesthetic Technique for Pain Management after Shoulder Surgery by Jason K. Panchamia, David A. Olsen, Adam W. Amundson

“…Diaphragm-sparing nerve block techniques are continuing to evolve, with the intention of providing satisfactory postoperative analgesia while minimizing hemidiaphragmatic paralysis after shoulder surgery. Case Report. We report the successful application of a combined ultrasound-guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block and suprascapular nerve block in a patient with a complicated pulmonary history undergoing a total shoulder replacement. …”
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En attendant Bouteflika. Le président et la crise de sens en Algérie by Thomas Serres

“…This restoration of order was also linked to political paralysis, the dynamics of which would have been both institutional and fortuitous in so far as they linked to the head of state’s illness. …”
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Living wounds (anfechtungen) or blacksmithing of the human soul? The pastoral art of marvellous exchange (mirifica commutatio) in spiritual well-being by D.J. Louw

“… Many of the unexpected, undeserved forms of suffering and the constant exposure to human brokenness infiltrate schemata of interpretation and frameworks of meaninggiving, causing guilt, doubt, torment, and anguish – a kind of paralysis of the human soul; the hopelessness of désespoir (the nausea of unhope). …”
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The Immune Response: Targets for the Treatment of Severe Sepsis by Aline M. Bernard, Gordon R. Bernard

“…The clinical process of severe sepsis is characterized by extreme inflammation interlinked with potent stimulation of the coagulation cascade often followed by a state of relative immune paralysis. In this paper, we will review many of the potential therapies directed at various steps along the inflammatory cascade from modulation of inflammatory mediators eliciting the immune response, alteration of the host's immune response in both a stimulatory and depressive manner, and taming the overexuberant coagulation response triggered by the fierce coagulation-inflammation cycle. …”
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