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Illinois boy, 6, left paralyzed after terrifyingly common infection caused deadly blood clot
Shawn Patton from Illinois had just given his son Preston some medicine to treat his viral symptoms when all of a sudden he ...
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Boy, 6, suffers life-threatening stroke that causes paralysis: ‘Rare complication’
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Gaps in surveillance leave European children at risk of acute flaccid myelitis
European researchers surveyed 28 countries and found acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) remains underreported, with only Norway maintaining dedicated surveillance. Most AFM cases coincided with years of ...
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Once paralyzed from the waist down, a Shreveport father spent 3 years learning to walk again
"I woke up one morning and my legs just didn't feel quite right," Shane Sumlin said, a Shreveport father who spent three ...
His leg felt numb on the airport escalator. He had a stroke mid-flight.
Jacob Adkisson and his husband, Taylor Hess, spent a joyful weekend in East Texas last fall celebrating their niece's wedding ...
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The race is on for brain-implantable devices
Brain-computer interface technology shows promise in helping motor-impaired patients, like those with Lou Gehrig's disease, ...
Dad Assumed Tingling in His Hands Was Just Pins and Needles. Days Later, He Was Paralyzed: ‘Had to Sleep with My Eyes Open’
I was paralyzed from the head down. Even my face was paralyzed,” recalled 31-year-old Luke Pickering of England ...
Sleep: Facts about how and why we sleep
Sleep also enables the body to repair and replenish cellular material that is damaged or depleted. Important bodily functions ...