Basics by Condition

Paralysis is related to a number of different medical conditions or diagnoses. The most common of these are listed below. Click on a condition name for a brief description, as well as links to Web sites that contain more information and detail.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Brachial Plexus Injury

Brain Injury

Cerebral Palsy

Friedreich's Ataxia

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Multiple Sclerosis

Muscular Distrophy

Post-Polio Syndrome

Spina Bifida

Spinal Cord Injury

Stroke

Syringomyelia / Tethered Cord