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  Sleep paralysis can last for a few seconds to a few minutes.

  Sleep Paralysis: Symptoms and Causes

  By EmpowHER on October 22, 2011 - 7:27am
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  Patients with hypokalemic periodic paralysis have periods of muscle weakness. In some cases, a patient can have severe paralysis.

  Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: Symptoms, Causes and Risks

  By EmpowHER on October 19, 2011 - 6:39am
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  Some patients may have complete paralysis with Todd’s paralysis, or partial paralysis, meaning the entire side of the body is not paralyzed.

  Todd’s Paralysis: Symptoms, Causes, Risks and Treatments

  By EmpowHER on October 19, 2011 - 6:24am
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  Several conditions can cause facial paralysis. Congenital causes include Mobius syndrome, Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome, hemifacial microsomia and trauma during birth.

  Facial Paralysis: Symptoms, Causes and Risks

  By EmpowHER on October 19, 2011 - 6:09am
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  Paralysis agitans has four main motor symptoms: postural instability, bradykinesia, rigidity and tremors. With postural instability, the patient has impaired balance, which affects walking.

  Paralysis Agitans: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Risks

  By EmpowHER on October 18, 2011 - 9:20am
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  About one in 100,000 people have hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, a genetic disorder, according to MedlinePlus.

  Information on Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on October 12, 2011 - 5:39pm
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  In the United States, about 30 percent of people have a voice disorder in which the patient has difficulty with vocal quality, duration, resonance, loudness or pitch, according to the ...

  About Vocal Cord Paralysis

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on October 12, 2011 - 3:44pm
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  When a patient has facial paralysis, she cannot move either all of the muscles or some of the muscles on one side of her face.

  What is Facial Paralysis?

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on October 10, 2011 - 3:33pm
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  You wake up in the middle of the night, but you cannot move your arms or legs.

  What are the Causes of Sleep Paralysis?

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on October 10, 2011 - 1:27pm
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  Patients with hypokalemic periodic paralysis have periods of muscle weakness. In some cases, a patient can have severe paralysis.

  What is Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis?

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on October 5, 2011 - 5:27pm