Question

why does a person become paralyzed

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Paralysis is most often caused by damage in the nervous system, especially the spinal cord.

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