ArticleAmerican journal of public health2016
Prevalence and Causes of Paralysis-United States, 2013.
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- AI-assisted 3D analysis of grasping and reaching behavior of squirrel monkeys during recovery from cervical spinal cord injury.Behavioural brain research · 2025Article
- A high-performance brain-computer interface for finger decoding and quadcopter game control in an individual with paralysis.Nature medicine · 2025Article
- Sudden Tetraplegia from Hypokalaemic Periodic Paralysis Due to Cacna1s Mutation: Should Genetic Testing be Performed More Often?European journal of case reports in internal medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo estimate the prevalence and causes of functional paralysis in the United States.
methodsWe used the 2013 US Paralysis Prevalence & Health Disparities Survey to estimate the prevalence of paralysis, its causes, associated sociodemographic characteristics, and health effects among this population.
resultsNearly 5.4 million persons live with paralysis. Most persons with paralysis were younger than 65 years (72.1%), female (51.7%), White (71.4%), high school graduates (64.8%), married or living with a partner (47.4%), and unable to work (41.8%). Stroke is the leading cause of paralysis, affecting 33.7% of the population with paralysis, followed by spinal cord injury (27.3%), multiple sclerosis (18.6%), and cerebral palsy (8.3%).
conclusionsAccording to the functional definition, persons living with paralysis represent a large segment of the US population, and two thirds of them are between ages 18 and 64 years. Targeted health promotion that uses inclusion strategies to account for functional limitations related to paralysis can be undertaken in partnership with state and local health departments.
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