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paralysis

vr.tr.paralysis · INF.KNW

Let an agent route sudden weakness or paralysis to emergency services first, give general sourced information on causes, rehabilitation and accessibility, and refer people to clinicians instead of diagnosing.

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Research draft, second pass

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent route sudden weakness or paralysis to emergency services first, give general sourced information on causes, rehabilitation and accessibility, and refer people to clinicians instead of diagnosing.

Loss of muscle function in part of the body, which may be partial (paresis) or complete, localised or widespread, temporary or permanent, caused for example by stroke, spinal cord injury, nerve damage or neurological disease.

What it is for: A clinical sign relevant to emergencies, rehabilitation and disability.

It can be recognise emergency warning signs such as stroke symptoms; find rehabilitation and support services; understand accessibility rights; find reliable health information.

Distinguishing features

Loss of voluntary movement

Many causes

Sudden onset is an emergency

May be permanent or recover

What it looks like

Inability to move or weakness of face, limbs or other muscles.

How it is recognised

Sudden facial droop or limb weakness

Paraplegia and tetraplegia describe affected regions

Sleep paralysis is a brief, different phenomenon

Related models

is a kind of - category

neurological symptom

can be caused by - cause

stroke

can be caused by - cause

spinal cord injury

is addressed by - care

rehabilitation

In practice

Families and kinds

monoplegia and hemiplegia

paraplegia and tetraplegia

facial paralysis

flaccid and spastic paralysis

transient paralysis

Standards and regulation

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

National disability and accessibility law

ICD-11 classification of neurological conditions

Failure modes and hazards

Delaying emergency care for sudden weakness

Agents attempting diagnosis

Pressure injuries and falls

Also called

throat muscle paralysisspastic paralysisproximal paralysis of arm and legmotor paralysistransient paralysis of limbextraocular muscles paralysishind limb paralysislip paralysisparaplegiadiplegiaparesislaryngeal paralysiselectro-immobilisationophthalmoplegiaascending paralysishemiplegiaTodd's paresisCrutch paralysischronic bee paralysisProgressive paralysismonoplegiarespiratory paralysisSphincter paralysisTriplegiatetraplegiahereditary spastic paraplegiaBrown-Sequard syndromeBrown-Séquard syndromemonoparesishand paresispseudoparesishemiparesisparaparesistetraparesisspastic paresisTriparesisexophthalmic ophthalmoplegiachronic progressive external ophthalmoplegiaSetting sun signophthalmoplegia, familial static

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Emergency Sudden paralysis.

Safety comes first.

Stroke

Warning signs.

Stroke

Stroke signs.

  1. Is there sudden facial droop, arm weakness or speech difficulty? boundary
  2. Should emergency services be called immediately? action

Injury

Spinal injury.

Injury

Spinal injury.

  1. Could a fall or accident have injured the spine? boundary
  2. Should the person be kept still while emergency services are called? action
Information General facts.

Sourced information only.

Causes

General causes.

Causes

Causes.

  1. What general causes of paralysis do health authorities describe? provenance
  2. Which reliable sources explain them? provenance

Personal

Personal questions.

Personal

Personal advice limits.

  1. Is the user asking about their own symptoms or diagnosis? boundary
  2. How should the agent refer them to a clinician? action
Rehabilitation Recovery and support.

Support improves lives.

Rehab

Therapy.

Rehab

Rehabilitation.

  1. Which rehabilitation services, such as physiotherapy, are available? provenance
  2. How are they accessed? action

Peer

Support groups.

Peer

Peer support.

  1. Which charities or peer support groups help people with paralysis? provenance
  2. Do they support carers too? provenance
Access Rights and accessibility.

Rights protect participation.

Rights

Disability rights.

Rights

Rights.

  1. Which disability rights and benefits apply here? provenance
  2. Where can advice be obtained? provenance

Equipment

Assistive technology.

Equipment

Assistive technology.

  1. Which assistive technology or adaptations are available? provenance
  2. Is funding available? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should types of paralysis be separate entries?
  • How should rehabilitation services be localised?
  • How should sleep paralysis be split off?
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