Wheelchair Bound: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Wheelchair Bound

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva

bound by the age of 30. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This leads to progressive immobility; patients are usually wheelchair-bound by the second decade of life and die of thoracic insufficiency by the fourth decade of life. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Most patients are wheelchair-bound by the end of the second decade of life and commonly die of complications of thoracic insufficiency syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Children suffering from this disease eventually become wheelchair bound and die in their late teens. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patients become wheelchair bound and develop respiratory muscle weakness. [stanfordhealthcare.org]

Progressive muscle weakness often causes Duchenne patients to become wheelchair bound before the age of 12. [biomarin.com]

Becker Muscular Dystrophy

Two patients became wheelchair bound in their 40s or beyond, while the other 2 (aged 73 and 69, respectively) were still able to walk at the time of examination. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The early clinical course in BMD is milder than that in DMD, and patients become wheelchair-bound at age sixteen or older. [clinicaladvisor.com]

However, following the honeymoon period, clinical deterioration is noted, and the patient is usually wheelchair-bound by age thirteen. [clinicaladvisor.com]

Paraplegia

Patients with progressive HSP are often wheelchair-bound by the age of 70 years. Patients with HSP have a normal life-expectancy. [amboss.com]

‘For example, a person with paraplegia who is wheelchair-bound may be working successfully on a full-time basis as an accountant and therefore not meet the Social Security [en.oxforddictionaries.com]

[…] a man with paraplegia who had multiple Stage IV ulcers and flap repairs in the past, verbalized his feelings about stereotypical terms used in relationship to people in wheelchairs [en.oxforddictionaries.com]

Quadriplegia

It isn't the way the able-bodied and the wheelchair-bound normally interact. "Sometimes I won't even notice what's being done," he says of his morning manoeuvres. [theguardian.com]

Spiral-bound format enables the book to lay flat for easy reference in the clinical setting or classroom. [elsevier.com]

Excellent coverage of wheelchairs and wheelchair management is included. Table of Contents Spinal Cord Injury 2. Physiological Effects and Their Initial Management 3. [elsevier.com]

Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation Type 1C

bound (SDFS =6) and two were bedridden (SDFS =7). [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]

[…] examination, patients who acquired independent walking were still walking without aid (n = 15/29, SDFS <4), seven patients needed aid (SDFS = 4 or 5), five patients were wheelchair [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]

Early-Onset Cerebellar Ataxia

The latency until becoming wheelchair-bound, however, was significantly longer in EOCA than in FA. The segregation ratio in EOCA was significantly lower than 0.25. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Prognosis The period of latency before becoming wheelchair-bound is significantly longer in EOCARR than in FRDA, resulting in a better prognosis in patients with EOCARR than [orpha.net]

Annual progression rate and the percentage of patients who were wheelchair-bound was lower in EOCA as compared with FA, although the difference did not reach statistical significance [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B

The age at the onset of disease ranged from 9 yr to 33 yr, and none of the patients was wheelchair bound at the neurological examination. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patients are usually wheelchair-bound about 25 years after diagnosis, and life expectancy may be shorter than a natural life-span. [sema4genomics.com]

bound LGMD2H 8–27 years Wheelchair bound LGMD2I 1.5–27 years Wheelchair bound LGMD1A 18–35 years Proximal leg and arm weakness Distal weakness Tight Achilles tendon Problems [encyclopedia.com]

Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2C

Progression is rapid, and patients are usually wheelchair-bound in adolescence. [sema4genomics.com]

Most individuals affected with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C (LGMD2C) start symptoms in early childhood and are wheelchair bound by about 12 years of age. [geneaware.clinical.bcm.edu]

Muscular Dystrophy-Dystroglycanopathy Type C14

Progression is rapid, and patients are usually wheelchair-bound in adolescence. [sema4genomics.com]

Patients can become wheelchair bound in their early teens and die from respiratory complications in their late teens. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Congenital Hypothyroidism without Goiter

As a result, many people with Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome are unable to walk independently and become wheelchair-bound by adulthood. [hellodoktor.com]

As an outcome, many folk with Allan herndon dudley syndrome are incapable to walk independently and get wheelchair-bound by maturity. [streetdirectory.com]

Many people with Allan–Herndon–Dudley syndrome are unable to walk independently and become wheelchair-bound by adulthood. [en.wikipedia.org]

Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2Q

Patients are usually wheelchair-bound about 25 years after diagnosis, and life expectancy may be shorter than a natural life-span. [sema4genomics.com]

Most individuals affected with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (LGMD2A) start showing signs of muscle weakness in childhood and are wheelchair bound in 11-28 years [geneaware.clinical.bcm.edu]

Autosomal Recessive Spastic Paraplegia Type 27

They had become wheelchair bound after 2–18 years of gait impairment. [nature.com]

He walked with a stick from the age of 25 years and became wheelchair bound aged 39. [journals.plos.org]

bound after 1 or 2 decades of the disease. [demneuropsy.com.br]

Autosomal Recessive Spinocerebellar Ataxia

Joint contractures sometimes develop and patients can be wheelchair-bound by the second decade. Dysarthric speech is common. No dysmorphic facial features are present. [disorders.eyes.arizona.edu]

Gradually, patients usually develop a slurred speech with distal amyotrophy and are wheelchair-bounded by 40 year-old. [radiopaedia.org]

bound. [centogene.com]

Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome

After a mean duration of disease of 29.9 years (range: 21-37 years), four patients were walking with aids while another four were wheelchair bound. [hanyang.elsevierpure.com]

An estimated one-third of the patients eventually become wheelchair-bound. This study is a part of Finnish EPM1 clinical and molecular genetics consortium research. [uef.fi]

bound. [karger.com]

Autosomal Dominant Spastic Paraplegia Type 9A

More than a third showed low global disease severity, mostly determined by mild motor signs, and only 12 % of patients were wheelchair-bound. [slideheaven.com]

Most of the affected individuals, therefore, become wheelchair bound, one or two decades after the onset of the disease. [6] The MRI findings include a thin corpus callosum [neurologyindia.com]

He walked with a stick from the age of 25 years and became wheelchair bound aged 39. [journals.plos.org]

Autosomal Recessive Spastic Paraplegia Type 26

They had become wheelchair bound after 2–18 years of gait impairment. [nature.com]

The progression is slow; patients become wheelchair-bound approximately in their 4th decade [11]. [docplayer.net]

Most of the affected individuals, therefore, become wheelchair bound, one or two decades after the onset of the disease. [6] The MRI findings include a thin corpus callosum [neurologyindia.com]

Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy

Case 2 became wheelchair-bound at the age of 60. No cognitive or behavioral symptoms were noted. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The age at the onset of disease ranged from 9 yr to 33 yr, and none of the patients was wheelchair bound at the neurological examination. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

She was wheelchair-bound by age 12. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Muscular Dystrophy

Case 2 became wheelchair-bound at the age of 60. No cognitive or behavioral symptoms were noted. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patients become wheelchair bound and develop respiratory muscle weakness. [stanfordhealthcare.org]

A small percentage of people become wheelchair-bound. Hearing loss and abnormal heart rhythms may occur, but are rare. [web.archive.org]

Distal Myopathy Type 3

Patients may become wheelchair bound 10-30 years after onset of symptoms. [orpha.net]

Patients are wheelchair bound after 10-28 years (mean age of 30). [neuroweb.us]

The patient becomes wheelchair-bound on average 12 years after the onset of the disease. [neuroweb.us]

Diomedi-Bernardi-Placidi Syndrome

Patients with progressive HSP are often wheelchair-bound by the age of 70 years. Patients with HSP have a normal life-expectancy. [amboss.com]

Many become wheelchair-bound before their teens. Others can walk with a waddling gait. [childrenshospital.org]

Autosomal Recessive Spastic Paraplegia Type 48

They had become wheelchair bound after 2–18 years of gait impairment. [nature.com]

Most of the affected individuals, therefore, become wheelchair bound, one or two decades after the onset of the disease. [6] The MRI findings include a thin corpus callosum [neurologyindia.com]

By now, he is wheelchair-bound. [omicsonline.org]

Autosomal Recessive Spastic Paraplegia Type 35

It has a rapid progression and many patients become wheelchair-bound as young adults. Patients manifest cognitive decline associated with leukodystrophy. [uniprot.org]

He walked with a stick from the age of 25 years and became wheelchair bound aged 39. [journals.plos.org]

She became wheelchair bound from the age of 43 years. Examination at the age of 63 years showed severe cerebellar ataxia in truncus and extremities. [journals.plos.org]

Autosomal Recessive Spastic Paraplegia Type 39

They had become wheelchair bound after 2–18 years of gait impairment. [nature.com]

Most of the affected individuals, therefore, become wheelchair bound, one or two decades after the onset of the disease. [6] The MRI findings include a thin corpus callosum [neurologyindia.com]

By now, he is wheelchair-bound. [omicsonline.org]

Autosomal Recessive Spastic Paraplegia Type 46

They had become wheelchair bound after 2–18 years of gait impairment. [nature.com]

By now, he is wheelchair-bound. [omicsonline.org]

He walked with a stick from the age of 25 years and became wheelchair bound aged 39. [journals.plos.org]

Autosomal Dominant Spastic Paraplegia Type 8

The disorder has an adult-onset and some affected individuals become wheelchair-bound as the disease progresses. [cags.org.ae]

Some patients may become wheelchair-bound after several decades. [diseaseinfosearch.org]

[…] in the legs) 30 9 ± 8 Stage 2 (moderate gait stiffness) 28 12 ± 10 Stage 3 (unable to run but able to walk alone) 63 18 ± 9 Stage 4 (walk with help) 39 25 ± 11 Stage 5 (wheelchair-bound [academic.oup.com]

Autosomal Dominant Spastic Paraplegia Type 13

The disorder has an adult-onset and some affected individuals become wheelchair-bound as the disease progresses. [cags.org.ae]

Ten of the 15 were wheelchair bound by age 40 years [ Hedera et al 1999 ]. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Autosomal Recessive Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy

Most individuals affected with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D (LGMD2D) start showing signs of muscle weakness in early childhood and are wheelchair bound in about [geneaware.clinical.bcm.edu]

She was never wheelchair bound and had no cranio-bulbar symptoms. [aeronline.org]

Autosomal Recessive Spinocerebellar Ataxia 8

Gradually, patients usually develop a slurred speech with distal amyotrophy and are wheelchair-bounded by 40 year-old. [radiopaedia.org]

The muscle deficits are relentlessly progressive and by teenage years most individuals are wheelchair-bound. Generalized seizures are common. [disorders.eyes.arizona.edu]

bound. [centogene.com]

Autosomal Recessive Spinocerebellar Ataxia 18

This is a slow, progressive disorder but most patients become wheelchair bound within 10-20 years after onset. [bcm.edu]

At 22, he was wheelchair-bound. Neurological examination revealed bilateral plantar extensor responses, abolished Achilles reflexes, and finger to nose dysmetria. [karger.com]