Warning signs of leg paralysis

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Paralysis of the legs is a condition in which loss of sensation and movement in the legs makes the patient unable to perform autonomous movements, causing temporary or permanent loss of ability to walk. With such a dangerous progression, detecting early signs of leg paralysis is essential to avoid regrettable complications later.

1. Causes of leg paralysis

Paralysis of the legs in particular and quadriplegia in general can be congenital or appear after an accident or medical condition. Stroke is a leading cause of paralysis along with spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis. Other causes of paralysis include:
Cerebral palsy ; Syndrome when polio; Traumatic brain injury, concussion; Birth defects; Nerve fibroma.

2. Warning signs of leg paralysis

Once paralyzed, the patient's symptoms are quite obvious with loss of sensation in the legs and difficulty or inability to control muscles in different areas of the body. However, before paralysis, there will often appear warning symptoms such as numbness or tingling in the lower extremities.
The location of numbness before paralysis of the legs is usually in the feet, shins, buttocks, thighs, ... in the compression of the lumbar nerve roots, especially for people who do easily injured jobs such as porters and runners. car for many hours continuously per day or standing or sitting a lot.
In addition, the symptoms of numbness in other areas also need attention because it often leads to secondary paralysis in the legs or total body paralysis such as:
Pain in the shoulders, neck, neck and down the body with numbness symptoms one side; Numbness, paresthesia in the inner arm or leg when lying down for a long time; Numbness and burning sensation of extremities seen in polyneuritis in diabetes mellitus or polyneuropathy; Central weakness with altered sensation, reflexes, and cranial nerve damage is again indicative of pyramidal tract disease.

3. How to treat leg paralysis?

Once the paralysis is detected, of course, the first thing to do is to take the patient to medical facilities to find the cause and treat it early to avoid long-term complications. Depending on the cause, the treatment will be different such as:
Surgery, or in case of necrosis, amputation may be required; Physical therapy is important both during and after hospital discharge; Occupational therapy; Use muscle relaxants in spastic paralysis. Patients with leg paralysis can go to Vinmec International General Hospital for examination and treatment. There is a team of musculoskeletal specialists who are well-trained, experienced and professional; system of modern equipment, meeting international standards; Professional service quality, high efficiency in diagnosis and treatment.

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