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Is There A Treatment For Partial Paralysis?
We have a patient aged 67 years suffered partial paralysis in his four limbs, where he can move his hands but could not hold on to something and can move the legs, but was unable to stand or walk, and suffers from severe pain in his spine and legs.He is not suffering from any other diseases (heart disease or diabetes) .He had previously had surgery to lift the pressure on the spinal cord in the cervical spine (a hospital in Baghdad), there has been a little improvement.
Please we want to know if there is any hope to treat him in your hospital and the approximate cost for treatment and other services
Please we want to know if there is any hope to treat him in your hospital and the approximate cost for treatment and other services
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hello,
Thank you for trusting HCM.
your description of the symptoms goes with general weakness rather than partial paralysis, being able to move hands but not hold things, able to move legs but not stand, right term will be paresis. Nevertheless proper physical examination is needed in this case, to identify if the problem is central or peripheral in origin as a start. once the problem is identified there is always hope.
for more questions please feel free to contact me.
Kind regards,
Dr. Nazzal
Thank you for trusting HCM.
your description of the symptoms goes with general weakness rather than partial paralysis, being able to move hands but not hold things, able to move legs but not stand, right term will be paresis. Nevertheless proper physical examination is needed in this case, to identify if the problem is central or peripheral in origin as a start. once the problem is identified there is always hope.
for more questions please feel free to contact me.
Kind regards,
Dr. Nazzal
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