Paralysis: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Management Types What is paralysis? Paralysis occurs when you’re unable to make voluntary muscle movements A nervous system problem causes paralysis Nerves send signals to your muscles Those signals make your muscles move When you’re paralyzed, or have paralysis, you can’t move certain parts of your body
Paralysis - Wikipedia Paralysis is most often caused by damage in the nervous system, especially the spinal cord Other major causes are stroke, trauma with nerve injury, poliomyelitis, cerebral palsy, peripheral neuropathy, Parkinson's disease, ALS, botulism, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis and Guillain–Barré syndrome
Paralysis - Types of Paralysis Their Causes - WebMD Someone who is paralyzed because of a sudden injury often can’t feel or move anything at all in their affected body parts Someone paralyzed by a medical condition, such as multiple sclerosis