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Recent Examples of paraplegia
Those with quadriplegia or paraplegia who continue to drive have to install expensive or sophisticated hardware to control the foot pedals with their hands.
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New Atlas, 13 July 2024
The neurosurgery team wanted to operate immediately to prevent paraplegia.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
Not being very fast enough to run track or strong enough to play football is like having Cerebral Palsy or paraplegia.
—Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Musk said the early clinical trials will aim to treat people with paralysis or paraplegia.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
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New Atlas, 13 July 2024
The neurosurgery team wanted to operate immediately to prevent paraplegia.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
Not being very fast enough to run track or strong enough to play football is like having Cerebral Palsy or paraplegia.
—Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Musk said the early clinical trials will aim to treat people with paralysis or paraplegia.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraplegia
Noun
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Neuralink top officials’ public rhetoric about machine-human symbiosis and healthy human implantation diverges sharply from the company’s clinical work helping people with ALS and quadriplegia control a computer with their mind.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
5 Jan. 2026
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Neuralink is currently running a clinical program dubbed Prime, which is seeking to enroll patients 22 years old and up, who have quadriplegia and are willing to have a 1,024-electrode chip, about the size of a quarter, implanted for a study expected to last six years.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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About a third experience some form of aura beforehand, often accompanied by debilitating symptoms from vomiting to vertigo, or, in worse cases, temporary blindness or hemiplegia, a paralysis down one side of the body.—
Matthew Ponsford,
WIRED,
19 Sep. 2024
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Related article Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders Julia suffers from a rare neurological disorder called alternating hemiplegia of childhood, or AHC.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
10 July 2024
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Two of the rats were paralyzed and unable to reach food or water, and a third had paresis and had trouble moving.—
Rob O'Dell,
The Arizona Republic,
23 June 2021
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After she was diagnosed with paresis, Ms. Dhegrae threw herself into research, spending up to 20 hours a day trawling through scientific journals and poring over her own medical history.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 Nov. 2019
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Beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 and older, or have a qualifying disability.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Located on 158 scenic acres along the shores of Lake Eliza in Valparaiso, Camp Lakeside is an inclusive summer day camp where school-aged children with disabilities and their neurotypical peers come together for eight weeks of adventure in a safe, structured space.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Walker was diagnosed with a rare form of cerebral palsy (spastic diplegia) at 18 months, forcing him to wear leg braces throughout his childhood.—
McKinley Franklin,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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Spastic diplegia primarily involves the legs, often causing stiff hip and leg muscles.—
Lauren Sieben,
SELF,
22 Mar. 2022
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One of her top tips for parents of children who have hearing impairments or noise sensitivities is to invest in energy-efficient appliances.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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Several people were hospitalized after a car slammed into the rear of another vehicle in front of the Aura nightclub in Kansas City’s midtown, and police suspect impairment was a factor, a police spokeswoman said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton
March 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Paraplegia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraplegia. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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