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Paraplegia

Paraplegia: Introduction

Paraplegia: Paralysis of legs and sometimes lower body. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Paraplegia is available below.

Symptoms of Paraplegia

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Paraplegia?

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Types of Paraplegia

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Causes of Paraplegia

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Disease Topics Related To Paraplegia

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Medical Textbooks Online about Paraplegia

Medical Books Excerpts
  • Analgesia
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Paralysis
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Analgesia
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Paralysis
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Analgesia
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Paralysis
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Paralysis
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Analgesia
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • Paralysis
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
 

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Paraplegia: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Paraplegia

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Paraplegia: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Reseach about Paraplegia

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Clinical Trials for Paraplegia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Paraplegia include:

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Statistics for Paraplegia

Paraplegia: Broader Related Topics

Types of Paraplegia

Paraplegia Message Boards

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Definitions of Paraplegia:

Paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Paraplegia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Paraplegia, or a subtype of Paraplegia, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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