hysterical paralysis

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hysterical paralysis [hi′ster·ə·kəl pə′ral·ə·səs]

(medicine)

Muscle weakness or paralysis without loss of reflex activity, in which no organic nerve lesion can be demonstrated, but which is due to psychogenic factors. Also known as functional paralysis.

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No references found			The pair focused on a range of rare and bizarre conditions, such as hysterical blindness (where the person cannot see but has no perceptible damage to their eyes or brain), hysterical paralysis (an inability to move a part of the body despite having no physical injury), alien limb syndrome (the feeling that an arm or leg is acting of its own accord), and Capgras Syndrome (a delusional belief that a loved one has been replaced by an imposter). Hypnosis used by professor in research by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Previously, it had been suggested that hysterical paralysis was "a kind of self-hypnosis," Cojan says. The mesmerized mind: scientists are unveiling how the brain works ... by Gaidos, Susan / Science News But hysterical paralysis or amnesia can also be found in some cases of palliative care. Grieving comes in stages by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)			Hyracotherium hyrax Hyrcania Hyrcanus Hyrum State Park hyssop Hyssopus Hystaspes hyster- hysterectomy hysteresimeter Hysteresis hysteresis clutch hysteresis coefficient hysteresis damping hysteresis error hysteresis heating hysteresis loop hysteresis loss Hysteresis Motor hysteretic damping Hysteria hysteriaceous Hysteriales hysterical anesthesia hysterical paralysis hysterical reasons hysterics hystero-oophorectomy hysterochroic hysterogram hysterography hysteromania hysteropexy hysterorrhaphy hysterorrhexis hysterosalpingectomy hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy hysterosalpingography hysteroscope hysterosoma hysterotomy Hystrichospherida Hystricidae Hystricomorpha Hytelnet Hythe HyTime Hyuga Hyusisapayl Hyvonen, Antti			hysteric amaurosis hysteric aphonia hysteric ataxia hysteric blindness hysteric chorea hysteric convulsion hysteric dyspepsia hysteric lethargy hysteric paralysis hysteric personality hysteric syncope hysteric tremor hysteric vertigo hysterical hysterical hysterical hysterical hysterical anesthesia hysterical anesthesia hysterical anesthesia hysterical ataxia hysterical ataxia hysterical ataxia Hysterical Control hysterical deafness hysterical deafness hysterical deafness hysterical neurosis hysterical neurosis hysterical neurosis hysterical paralysis hysterical personality hysterical personality hysterical personality hysterical personality Hysterical personality disorder Hysterical personality disorder Hysterical pregnancy Hysterical pregnancy Hysterical pregnancy hysterical psychosis Hysterical raisins hysterical reasons hysterical state hysterically hysterically Hysterically Laughing Out Loud hystericalness hysterics hysterics hysterics hysterics Hysterisis Hysterisis Hysterisis Hysterisis hystero- hystero- hystero- Hystero-epilepsy Hystero-epilepsy

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