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One sided paralysis
One-sided paralysis is a clinical finding in which a person is unable to move on one side of his body. This is often due to a stroke.
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A 31-year old asked:
Does stroke cause one-sided paralysis?
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A 29-year old male asked:
I would like to know that is paralysis genetic?my grandfather had it, then my uncle had an one sided attack and recently my aunt.can it be coincidence
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A 53-year old female asked:
Dr robert spetzler Hemiplegic migraine with paralysis on left side of face and right side of body. One time only, w/chronic migraines. Is this normal?
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A 52-year old female asked:
I have Bell's palsy on my right side. It's been 7 weeks and I can now slightly move my cheek is that a good sign? I can also see one of my front teeth
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A 36-year old asked:
Are there any exercises to work the muscles on one side of the face if you had bell's palsy?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can palsy (like facial palsy which can cause the muscles on one side of the face to go limp) be inherited?
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A 47-year old asked:
How can one cure a bells palsy headache affecting right side of head just above the neck on the affected side?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is partial paralysis can be one of the symptoms of heterophyid illness?
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A 56-year old female asked:
What causes paralysis on the left side of the body when its not a stroke ?
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A 30-year old asked:
My husband's right side of the face has been dropping and his cheeks feel flat. Is this some form of paralysis?
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A 41-year old asked:
Every once in a while i have no control over my right side of body. What's going on? Is this some form of paralysis?
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A 33-year old asked:
Does left side paralysis accompany hemiplegia?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Do u think stroke patient with right side paralysis would benefit from massage?
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A 31-year old female asked:
What should I be careful of when performing a massage on a stroke patient with right side paralysis
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A female asked:
Is paralysis a major risk of a spinal tap? I am due to receive one and I am completely terrified of this outcome!
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A 31-year old female asked:
I currently have a client who had a stroke and is currently experiencing right side paralysis... all his pain is in neck so would it be safe to touch?
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A 30-year old asked:
What is hypokalemic periodic paralysis and how can one get over it?
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A 41-year old asked:
I'm have partial paralysis of left side ,& cramps any suggestions,please?
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A 36-year old asked:
What can cause right side facial paralysis, right side lower head pains and a temperature?
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A member asked about a 68-year old female:
My Mom is 68 & got paralysis attack for 2nd time. First time was at 57 yrs. Right side paralysed and she is not able to speak. Can this be cured?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Sir, i have paralysis on my right side now i am enable speak , walk but physiotherapy is right in progress can u tel how much time it wil be set?help
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A 38-year old asked:
Epilepsy, mental retardation and paralysis, are they all related to one another?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Sleep paralysis and this one once I was actually awake I was walking to bathroom felt like I was Guna fall asleep.i was slapping myself to stay awake?
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A member asked:
Facial paralysis after cheek implant Been 2 weeks after my cheek implant,I still can't feel my mid face and the right side of my nostril and upper lip had lost all mobility and I am getting to be very worried.Wondering if this is a permanent nerves damage
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A 56-year old female asked:
Lt side paralysis forehead nose. Nose moving in/out just under bone when breathing. Which muscles need to be tightened to help me breath easier?
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A 32-year old asked:
I am wondering if I may have Multiple Sclerosis? My symptoms are Spinal pain up and down the spine, temporay paralysis, at times sharp pains on the right side of my brain.
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A member asked:
How to fix my cross eyes? I was hit by a car on new years 2011. I had left orbital fractures and damage to my 6th and 7th cranial nerve. The left side of my face suffered muscle paralysis. The paralysis is "mostly" starting to try and fix itself. But, bec
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A 24-year old female asked:
Is getting sharp pains on the right side of my head over getting mad n my jaw getting stuck a sign of facial paralysis or stroke? Also my eye twitches
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A 31-year old asked:
Can Bell's palsy affect both sides of the face?
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A member asked:
how to gey back to normal i got left side paralyis. dueto braion hamrage.?
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