Few injuries are as life-altering as paralysis. What makes this already devastating condition even more heartbreaking is when it results from a preventable medical ...

The moment half your body stops responding to your commands ranks among the most frightening experiences imaginable. Whether you’re the one affected or witnessing it happen to someone else, ...

A research team has successfully developed a next-generation coil interface capable of efficiently and safely stimulating peripheral nerves. This breakthrough is significant in that it greatly ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When 13-year-old Billy Sticklen woke up the morning of Sept. 24, he discovered he couldn’t lift his arms above his chest. Within days his paralysis had progressed to the point where ...

Facial paralysis occurs when a nerve that controls your facial movements becomes damaged. As a result, a portion of your face may feel weak, or you may be unable to move it. Some types of facial ...

In a recent study published in the Nature journal, researchers assessed the impact of spatiotemporal epidural electrical stimulation (EES) on individuals suffering from chronic spinal cord damage. The ...

Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol Palin revealed where she stands with her facial paralysis after developing the mysterious ...

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP), a rare neurological condition causing limbs to go limp, may be an underrecognized cause of paralysis in young Hispanic men, a review of data by UT Southwestern ...

Vocal fold (or vocal cord) paralysis occurs when your vocal folds, the two bands of tissue in your larynx (voice box), stop moving. Usually, this occurs because one or both of the nerves that go to ...