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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
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Many of those affected were elderly residents or people with disabilities living on the fourth and fifth floors of the building.
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Fernandez later died from her injuries and Puig suffered a traumatic brain injury that left her with a lifetime of disabilities.
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The lawsuit emphasizes that the rule could force doctors to make complex work impairment assessments and lead to eligible individuals losing vital healthcare, shifting costs and confusion onto states.
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After observing signs of impairment, the officers arrested the driver, the state patrol says.
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Rupert was transported to the hospital and genetic testing led to him being diagnosed with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) in January 2026.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Actor/performance artist/artist Anne Gridley, known for her work with Nature Theater of Oklahoma, created and performs this solo piece (with background dancers) about her experience with hereditary spastic paraplegia, a health condition which is gradually taking away her ability to walk.
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Then, when Walter was just 5, Deramus was in a car wreck that left her in a wheelchair with paraplegia.
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Porter remains the only player in program history to suffer from quadriplegia as a result of an injury in a game or practice.
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Ferguson prescribed 120 milligrams of oxycodone per day to two patients — one for chronic pain and partial quadriplegia following an accident, and another for ankle and shoulder pain.
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Born with cerebral palsy, he's required to undergo different kinds of occupational and physical therapy weekly in order to improve his quality of life.
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Courtesy Cindy Stevens; Courtesy LaTisha Brown And in Ohio, where lawmakers are pursuing an aggressive Medicaid fraud crackdown, LaTisha Brown, 43, who has cerebral palsy, fears people with legitimate caregiving needs will be caught in the dragnet.
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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.
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Spastic diplegia primarily involves the legs, often causing stiff hip and leg muscles.
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“Spastic paralysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spastic%20paralysis. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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