Case presentation We report a middle aged patient from urban Sri Lanka who developed diaphragmatic paralysis secondary to phrenic neuropathy a month after recovering from dengue fever. He was ...

[4] Diaphragmatic paralysis due to phrenic nerve involvement has only been reported in two previous instances, [6,7] both from the tropics. Our report introduces the third such patient with this ...

Plication of the diaphragm is performed for paralysis or eventration (abnormal elevation/shape) of the diaphragm which can result in breathing difficulties. Diaphragm paralysis is typically due to ...

I can cough by myself, and I have to get someone to help push my diaphragm. My hands don't ... It's so weird, because I'm paralyzed, but the parts of me that are paralyzed are still moving on ...

In humans, bites produce muscle aches, nausea, and a paralysis of the diaphragm that can make breathing difficult; however, contrary to popular belief, most people who are bitten suffer no serious ...

The paralysis had progressed to Max's diaphragm and "they didn’t think he was going to be able to breathe that long," Freddie ...

Sarnoff noticed that the diaphragm contracted ... has been partly financed by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter.

AFM typically follows a viral infection and inflames the spinal cord, leaving children with long-term paralysis in their diaphragm, arms and/or legs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and ...