The temporary paraplegia was the result of falling from a steep cliff. From LearnThat.org.
COLLINS: So we are talking about possible paraplegia or quadriplegia?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 11, 2007] Reference
A remark has been made as to the occurrence of functional paraplegia on p. 337. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Mr. Callahan said he realized his paraplegia was not the problem; his alcoholism was. From Wordnik.com. [Acerbic and irreverent cartoonist John Callahan dies at 59] Reference
Hysterical paraplegia -- she's afflicted with all sorts of abnormal fancies and longings. From Wordnik.com. [Oh! Susannah! A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts] Reference
Neal Jimenez did so in his unadorned film "The Waterdance," a tale of paraplegia in a rehab ward. From Wordnik.com. [A Movie Stokes My Memories] Reference
According to the World Health Organization, depression is one of the most debilitating of diseases, on a par with paraplegia. From Wordnik.com. [Diseases Of The Mind] Reference
He launched a lawsuit, but the insurer argued that his paraplegia was caused by a disease herpes, and that diseases are not accidents. From Wordnik.com. [Man claims $200,000 for herpes - Canada - Macleans.ca] Reference
My position on animal rights and "cures for paraplegia" isn't the issue; I'm not criticising anyone else's position on animal research. From Wordnik.com. [Dawkins, Hussein, and ALF] Reference
Likewise, I recently re-read a Hulk issue from the paraplegia era where Tony is drowning in self-pity; Bruce rightly tells him off but good. From Wordnik.com. [John Seavey’s Storytelling Engines: Iron Man | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources] Reference
He and his family were overjoyed, and Stone explained how important it was to have the independence that a car gives someone with paraplegia. From Wordnik.com. [Carlana Stone gets into a good groove on "Oprah's Big Give"] Reference
However, many mental illnesses will not be the slightest bit affected by the attitude of the sufferer, any more than cancer or paraplegia will be. From Wordnik.com. [remorse] Reference
Keep in mind that the story is written for a wheelchair-using readership, so Kiley's paraplegia is just a fact of his life, not an ongoing tragedy. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference
Immediate paraplegia resulted, both sensation and motor power were completely abolished, but there was no trouble either with the bladder or rectum. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
It is much more common, blindness, paraplegia, the kind of diseases that we traditionally associate with disability, those are really the cases win. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 7, 2003] Reference
Persons with quadriplegia or very high paraplegia run the risk of dysreflexia - or sudden, dangerous increase in blood pressure with severe pounding headaches. From Wordnik.com. [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference
This is a useful aid to begin standing and walking, for children paralyzed or severely affected below the waist (paraplegia, spina bifida, diplegic cerebral palsy). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
But when this disease attacks very old people, it therefore proves fatal, or induces paraplegia, because the veins are empty, and the blood scanty, thin, and watery. From Wordnik.com. [On The Sacred Disease] Reference
They had extra medical welfare and used all their free money for equipment that worked around whatever their problem might be -- paraplegia, quadriplegia, multiple sense loss. From Wordnik.com. [True Names]
The latter is divided into hemiplegia and paraplegia. From Wordnik.com. [Special Report on Diseases of the Horse] Reference
Epley reports painless labor in a patient with paraplegia. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
So much so that he's now footing the medical bills of 10 paraplegia patients. From Wordnik.com. [ApunKaChoice.com] Reference
Influence of neurological level of injury in bones, muscles, and fat in paraplegia, pg. From Wordnik.com. [Newswise: Latest News] Reference
She later started suffering from paraplegia (paralysis of legs) and urinary incontinence. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
When the congestion is sufficient to produce compression of the cord, paraplegia may be complete. From Wordnik.com. [Special Report on Diseases of the Horse] Reference
Tuberculous osteitis commonly affects: e. cord compression with paraplegia. a. vertebrae. b. ribs. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The lawsuit alleged that negligence by coaches Shawn and Lana Bauer resulted in her permanent paraplegia. From Wordnik.com. [KELOLAND.COM: News, Weather and Sports] Reference
In intra-medullary tumours the paraplegia is usually less complete than in those that are extra-medullary. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
In hemiplegia they should be applied along the bony part of the side of the neck; in paraplegia, across the loins. From Wordnik.com. [Special Report on Diseases of the Horse] Reference
It is not unknown for those who are struck to the head to fall and strike their head and death or paraplegia results. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Mail news round-up] Reference
Her vertebral column had collapsed and was compressing the spinal cord and nerves, resulting in unbearable pain and paraplegia. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
To ascertain the incidence of pain in individuals with paraplegia in India and to associate it with demographic characteristics. From Wordnik.com. [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference
The commonest cause of Pott's paraplegia is: e. follow up of the patient for fear of complications. a. edema of the spinal cord. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Neurological symptoms and signs include weakness, paresthesia, dysesthesia, bladder and bowel incontinence, and acute paraplegia. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
If he succeeds, the corporation will pay for the high-tech operation that will end his paraplegia, something the impoverished U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Commonweal Magazine] Reference
Pelvic fractures might unusually be painful and obnoxiously slow to heal, but they pale in comparison to brain damage or paraplegia. From Wordnik.com. [The Cavalier Daily] Reference
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