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Recent Examples of spastic paralysis
Over the past couple of months, Lizzo and Beyoncé were both called out for their use of a word that is considered a slur in the disability community that refers to people with spastic paralysis or cerebral palsy.
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spastic paralysis
Noun
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The disability application process can be long and discouraging, and many people are denied at first.—
Health,
Health,
15 Aug. 2025
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Every time a seizure happens, brain damage occurs that can lead to learning difficulties and other lifelong disabilities.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Lithium levels were consistently lower in patients with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s compared to those with normal brain function.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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The company booked a $3.8 billion impairment on its Kraft Heinz stake as well, marking down its value to $8.4 billion.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
2 Aug. 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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Doctors diagnosed her with paresis of the vocal folds, a muscular dysfunction.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 Nov. 2019
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Following this work, the company is now aiming to use its BCI to enhance the quality of lives of individuals with speech or motor function disabilities like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), high-level paraplegia, and stroke.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Jan. 2025
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The plaintiff, Darwin Boggs, has paraplegia and uses a wheelchair when traveling in public, the suit said.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Dalia, who has cerebral palsy, also seemed eagerly waiting for this day.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
26 July 2025
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Davenport, who also has cerebral palsy, and his producing partner at Multitude Films, Colleen Cassingham, kept hearing similar reasoning while making Life After, which is now playing in select theaters.—
Madeleine Janz,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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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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Cerebellar tremors, which are more severe than other types of tremors, often occur with multiple sclerosis.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
11 Aug. 2025
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Even though the vast majority of people with multiple sclerosis are female, women are far less likely than men with this condition to receive medications that can relieve symptoms or slow disease progression, a new study suggests.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Spastic paralysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spastic%20paralysis. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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