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Medical Causes of Paralysis

Paralysis can be caused by many types of medical conditions. The following is a list of some known causes of paralysis.

Some of these conditions can be prevented or controlled if properly treated by a licensed physician. If you have been a victim of medical malpractice, which has caused you paralysis, please call one of our Pennsylvania paralysis lawyers at Anapol Schwartz for your free consultation.

Sudden onset of paralysis can be caused by:

Stroke
Transient ischemic attack
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Hysteria
Arterial blockage
Head injury/brain injury
Spinal cord injury

Slow onset of paralysis can be caused by:

Nerve compression
Nerve entrapment
Tumors
Brain tumor
Multiple sclerosis
Muscular dystrophy
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Motor neurone disease
Poliomyelitis

Many other medical conditions exist, which can be a cause of paralysis. Some of these conditions can be prevented or controlled if properly treated by a licensed physician. When a physician fails to properly and efficiently treat a patient, causing more harm than good to a patient, it is called medical malpractice.

If you have been a victim of medical malpractice, which has caused you paralysis, please call one of our Pennsylvania paralysis lawyers at Anapol Schwartz for your free consultation.

Please fill out the form below to see if you have a medical malpractice case.

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