What Causes Paralysis?
Paralysis can have various causes, just like most other symptoms. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.
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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose paralysis, we could:
- Research the topic
- Find a doctor with the time
- Use a diagnostic computer system.
The process is the same, whichever method is used.
Step 1: List all Possible Causes
We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "paralysis" as a symptom. For example, neuritis/neuropathy.
Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist
We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:
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specific muscle weakness
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loss of sensation
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facial burning/tingling
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inability to tell hot from cold
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loss of sense of touch
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increased sensitivity to touch
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occasional odd skin sensations
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numb/burning/tingling extremities
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great loss of muscle tone
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continuing slight limb numbness
... and so on
Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause
A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of paralysis.
Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis
The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.
In the
Nervous System Symptoms section of the questionnaire,
The Analyst™ will ask the following question about paralysis:
Aside from your face, have you experienced paralysis anywhere else in your body?
Possible responses:
→ No / don't know
→ Yes, it was caused by physical injury
→ Yes, in one part of my body, not from injury
→ Yes, two or more parts of my body, not from injury
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Based on your response to this question, which may indicate either paralysis due to physical injury or paralysis not due to physical injury,
The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as
Neuritis/Neuropathy. Paralysis is one of the more severe symptoms of neuritis.
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