In 94 patients, flaccid paralysis was described and in 25, severe muscular weakness; in 65 patients, these findings were associated with other symptoms. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In severe cases, weakness and flaccid paralysis may occur. [fpnotebook.com]

paralysis may occur. [fpnotebook.com]

Tick paralysis is a rare, ascending, flaccid paralysis that occurs when toxin-secreting Ixodidae ticks bite and remain attached for several days. [msdmanuals.com]

CONSUMERS: Click here for the Consumer Version Tick paralysis is a rare, ascending, flaccid paralysis that occurs when toxin-secreting Ixodidae ticks bite and remain attached [merckmanuals.com]

The Australian paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus) is known to be one of the most virulent tick species producing a flaccid paralysis and fatalities caused by a family of neurotoxins [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis in children. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CASE REPORT: An 82-year-old woman presented with acute ascending flaccid paralysis and acute respiratory failure. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

paralysis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The incidence of acute flaccid paralysis has been on a declining trend with the global efforts on eradication of polio virus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

However if they infect the central nervous system, they can cause serious illnesses like meningitis or acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). [gov.uk]

paralysis/myelitis. [eurosurveillance.org]

Severe hypokalemia (plasma potassium 2.5 mmol/L) is usually associated with acute flaccid paralysis that can range from mild muscle weakness to severe paralysis. [acutecaretesting.org]

Severe hypokalemia results in extreme weakness of the body and, on occasion, in paralysis. The paralysis that occurs is "flaccid paralysis," or limpness. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

paralysis Decrease deep tendon reflexes Decreased bowel sounds Easy way to Remember 7 L’s Lethargy (confusion) Low, shallow respirations (due to decreased ability to use [registerednursern.com]

Image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) was applied to a case of spinal epidural cavernous hemangioma in the thoracic spine. This report demonstrates the potential for spinal SRS in treating diseases that have previously required extensive invasive surgery. A 27-year-old woman with gait disturbance and[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

OBJECTIVE: Infection of a subdural hematoma is an unusual cause of subdural empyema, with fewer than 50 cases reported in the literature. The appropriate surgical option for this entity has not been determined because of its rarity. We present a case report of a post-traumatic subdural hematoma infected with[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A characteristic finding is albuminocytological dissociation in the cerebrospinal fluid, and the clinical presentation is typically an ascending flaccid paralysis with loss [doi.org]

[…] in children, called acute flaccid myelitis. [brainandlife.org]

Academy of Neurology Possible Treatment for Rare Polio-like Illness Shows No Benefit Researchers have been searching for possible treatments for the polio-like illness causing paralysis [brainandlife.org]

Benzodiazepine overdose is a serious condition resulting from administration of high doses of drug belonging to the group benzodiazepines. Consequences of such disorder may be lethal and associated with respiratory or cardiac failure. The frequency of benzodiazepine overdose is increasing, designating the prompt[…] [symptoma.com]

A 16-year-old girl with Down syndrome presented with urinary retention and acute complete flaccid paralysis of the legs with absent deep tendon and abdominal reflexes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

After surgery, the patient experienced flaccid paralysis of lower limb and impaired sensation of touch and warmth of knee and below. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Postoperative neurologic examination disclosed flaccid paralysis of the lower extremities and sphincter incontinence. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]