paralysis
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Some individuals experience relatively mild symptoms for many years, while others develop serious disability and paralysis at a young age.
From Science Daily • Jun. 29, 2026
Climate progress was in a state of paralysis.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026
If not treated, the child can experience a progressive paralysis that can lead to breathing difficulties and require weeks of hospitalization.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
Later, while the public was somewhat aware that President Franklin D Roosevelt lived with paralysis from polio, the White House downplayed his use of a wheelchair until his death in office in 1945.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The result was a complete paralysis, only broken when Ricky said his name.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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